American Forces Liberate Buchenwald Concentration Camp, April 11, 1945
Date: April 11, 1945
Date: April 11, 1945
World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army liberate Baguio as they fight against the Japanese forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita. Date: April 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April…
The Smoke Tragedy left 355 workers dead in the underground copper mine of El Teniente, Chile. Date: June 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 19 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945SΓ©tif Massacre: Hundreds of Algerian Civilians Killed by French…
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin. Date: May 1, 1945 Read more on…
World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9,000 American and British airmen. Date: April 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945UK Holds…
World War II: United States Army troops capture Kassel. Date: April 4, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945WWII Prison Ships Sunk in LΓΌbeck Bay, 7,000+ Dead, May 3, 1945William Joyce Charged with Treason…
World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army. Date: May 1, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 1 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Razing of Friesoythe: 4th…