Allied Control Council Takes Power in Germany, June 5, 1945
Date: June 5, 1945
Date: June 5, 1945
World War II: About 3,000 inmates from the Stutthof concentration camp are forcibly marched into the Baltic Sea at Palmnicken (now Yantarny, Russia) and executed. Date: January 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
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The United States Secretary of State approves the transfer of Wernher von Braun and his team of Nazi rocket scientists to the U.S. under Operation Paperclip. Date: June 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 20 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events…