Date: April 26, 1945
World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free all 2,147 captives of the Los Baรฑos internment camp, in what General Colin Powell later would refer to as "the textbook airborne operation for all ages and all armies". Date: February 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 23…
World War II: In poor visibility, the RAF mistakenly bombs the Bezuidenhout area of The Hague, Netherlands, killing 511 people. Date: March 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1945 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Battle of Slater’s Knoll Ends,…
World War II: American and Brazilian troops kick off Operation Encore in Northern Italy, a successful limited action in the Northern Apennines that prepares for the western portion of the Allied Spring offensive. Date: February 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1945…
World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persist. Date: March 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1945 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Allied Food Airdrops Begin Over German-Occupied Netherlands, April 29,…
World War II: The city of Hildesheim, Germany, is heavily damaged in a British air raid, though it had little military significance and Germany was on the verge of final defeat. Date: March 22, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1945 ๐ On…
The USSR's nuclear program receives plans for the United States plutonium bomb from Klaus Fuchs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Date: October 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1945 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Poznaล…