World War II: General Douglas MacArthur Returns to Manila, February 5, 1945

World War II: Soviet soldiers raise the first Soviet flag over the Reichstag. The Victory Banner will be raised the next day. Date: April 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Audie Murphy Shows…

World War II: The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz). Date: April 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945People’s Republic of Korea Outlawed…

The Halifax riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia. Date: May 8, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Liberated by Red Army and Polish First…

World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins. Argentina declares war on the Axis Powers. Date: March 27, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Japan Formally Surrenders to…

World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal, the evacuation of areas along the eastern Baltic coast. Date: January 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Mikhail Devyataev Escapes Nazi Camp in…

World War II: The Soviet Union declares war on Japan. Date: August 8, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Jasenovac Concentration Camp Revolt: 520 Killed, 80 Escape April 22, 1945World War II: Soviet and…