Date: April 7, 1945
World War II: The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz). Date: April 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945UNESCO Founded, November 16, 1945WWII…
World War II: Mikhail Devyataev escapes with nine other Soviet POWs from a Nazi concentration camp in Peenemünde, Usedom. Date: February 8, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Raoul Wallenberg Taken into Soviet Custody…
A devastating tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama kills 45 people and injures 427 others. Date: February 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Alaska Equal Rights Act Signed, First U.S. Anti-Discrimination Law, February…
World War II: The last German formations withdraw from Finland to Norway. The Lapland War and thus, World War II in Finland, comes to an end and the Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn photograph is taken. Date: April 27, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events…
John Amery, British Fascist, is executed at the age of 33 by the British Government for treason. Date: December 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Allied Aircraft Attack German Destroyer in Førdefjorden, Norway,…
World War II: U.S. troops capture Leipzig, Germany, only to later cede the city to the Soviet Union. Date: April 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Audie Murphy Displays Valor in World War…