Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Liberated April 15, 1945

World War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor. Date: January 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Germany’s Flensburg Government…

World War II: Soviet soldiers raise the first Soviet flag over the Reichstag. The Victory Banner will be raised the next day. 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 1945World War II:…

U.S. President Harry S. Truman issues an executive order giving World War II refugees precedence in visa applications under U.S. immigration quotas. Date: December 22, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Iwo Jima Marines…

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 1945August Revolution Ends: Emperor Bảo Đại Abdicates, Nguyễn…

Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria. Date: July 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945August Revolution: Viet Minh Led by Ho Chi Minh Take…

The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin. Date: July 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Wilhelm Gustloff Sinks in Baltic Sea, Killing 9,500 – January 30, 1945Hermann Göring Seeks Leadership of Nazi…