World War II: The United States and the Philippine Commonwealth begin a month-long battle to retake Manila from Japan. Date: February 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: As part of Operation Thunderclap, 1,000 B-17s of the Eighth Air Force bomb Berlin, a raid which kills between 2,500 and 3,000 and dehouses another 120,000. Date: February 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day…
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: 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)
US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War. Date: January 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred and twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp. Date: January 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with German refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, killing approximately 9,500 people. Date: January 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road. Date: January 28, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Soviet 322nd Rifle Division liberates the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Date: January 27, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)