World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto. Of more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, fewer than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation. Date: January 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Liberation of Kraków, Poland by the Red Army. Date: January 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg is taken into Soviet custody while in Hungary; he is never publicly seen again. Date: January 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
The SS-Totenkopfverbände begin the evacuation of the Auschwitz concentration camp as the Red Army closes in. Date: January 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Vistula–Oder Offensive forces German troops out of Warsaw. Date: January 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker. Date: January 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Date: January 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Sixth United States Army begins the invasion of Lingayen Gulf. Date: January 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army units enter the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon and attack invading Japanese Imperial forces. Date: January 8, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland. Date: January 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)