Battle of Bautzen: Last German Tank Offensive Victory, April 26, 1945

World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Date: April 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945UK Holds First General Election in…

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 1945World War II: General Douglas MacArthur Returns to Manila, February 5,…

World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends. Date: January 25, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Mauthausen Gas Chamber Executions of Socialist and Communist Leaders, April 28, 1945Japan Signs WWII Surrender on…

World War II: On the first day of the bombing of Dresden, the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces begin fire-bombing Dresden. Date: February 14, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

World War II: HMS Vestal is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the war. Date: July 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Red Army Begins Vistula–Oder Offensive January 12, 1945World…

World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reaches Tangermünde—only 80 kilometres from Berlin. Date: April 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…