Date: February 23, 1945
World War II: Allied forces carry out firebombing over Tokyo, destroying most of the capital and killing over 100,000 civilians. Date: March 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945London Charter Signed by Allies…
World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end. Date: April 6, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: German Forces in Italy Surrender at Caserta, April…
World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. Date: April 29, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945United Auto…
Cold War: Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet Union embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War. Date: September 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto. Of more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, fewer than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation. Date: January 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Mistaken…
World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Date: January 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer Sinks U-864, February 9, 1945World War II: Mostar Liberated…