Allied Food Airdrops Begin Over German-Occupied Netherlands, April 29, 1945

World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces. Date: February 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945German Surrender at Lüneburg Heath, WWII, May 4,…

World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula. Date: January 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Raoul Wallenberg Taken into Soviet…

World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months. Date: January 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Battle of the Bulge…

World War II: Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany. Date: April 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Japanese Fu-Go Balloon Bomb Kills Six Near Bly, Oregon May 5, 1945US-Soviet…

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 → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…