Japanese Coup in French Indochina Removes French Power, March 9, 1945
Date: March 9, 1945
Date: March 9, 1945
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Operation Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed, attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow. Date: January 1, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More…
World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin. Date: May 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 2 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Liberated by Red Army and Polish First Army, April 22, 1945World…
Syrian demonstrators in Damascus are fired upon by French troops injuring twelve, leading to the Levant Crisis. Date: May 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Philippine Commonwealth Troops Attack Japanese Forces in Ilocos…
The United Kingdom holds its first general election in 10 years, which would be won by Clement Attlee's Labour Party. Date: July 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 5 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Tokyo Firebombing by Allied Forces…
Soviet-Japanese War: Battle of Shumshu: Soviet forces land at Takeda Beach on Shumshu Island and launch the Battle of Shumshu; the Soviet Union's Invasion of the Kuril Islands commences. Date: August 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 18 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day…
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 β π Other events on April 20 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Elbe Day: US and Soviet Troops Meet…