American Forces Liberate Buchenwald Concentration Camp – April 11, 1945

August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam. Date: August 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Heinrich Himmler Dies in Allied Custody, May 23, 1945USSR Decree on…

World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persist. Date: March 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Yamato Sunk by U.S. Navy Aircraft in World War…

Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre. 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 1945Allied Aircraft Attack German Destroyer in Førdefjorden, Norway, February 9, 1945Red…

World War II: Battle of Bautzen: Last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Wehrmacht. Date: April 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945US and Philippine Commonwealth Begin…

The United Nations Charter comes into effect. Date: October 24, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945August Revolution: Viet Minh Led by Ho Chi Minh Take Power in Hanoi, Vietnam, August 19, 1945Nuremberg Trials…

World War II: The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with German refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, killing approximately 9,500 people. Date: January 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…