Date: May 1, 1945
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) More events from 1945WWII: Filipino and American Troops Liberate Baguio,…
World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen, Germany. Date: April 13, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: German Ship Goya Sunk, 7,000+ Die…
World War II: United States and Soviet reconnaissance troops meet in Torgau and Strehla along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two. This would be later known as Elbe Day. Date: April 25, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in…
World War II: the Brazilian Expeditionary Force defeat the German forces in the Battle of Monte Castello on the Italian front. Date: February 21, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Federal People’s Republic of…
World War II: Soviet Red Army troops liberate Hungary from German occupation. Date: April 4, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Operation Encore Begins in Northern Italy, Allied Spring Offensive Prep, February 18, 1945Ho…
World War II: A defecting German pilot delivers a Messerschmitt Me 262A-1, the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft, to the Americans, the first to fall into Allied hands. Date: March 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day…