Labour Party Wins UK General Election, Defeats Churchill, July 26, 1945
Date: July 26, 1945
Date: July 26, 1945
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) More events from 1945German Surrender at Lüneburg…
World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reaches Tangermünde—only 80 kilometres from Berlin. Date: April 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived Japanese puppet state, is established. Date: March 11, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Soviet 322nd Rifle Division Liberates Auschwitz-Birkenau Inmates, January 27, 1945Hitler Awards…
World War II: Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna. Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig. Date: March 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945General Douglas MacArthur Lands at Atsugi Air Force Base,…
World War II: The German town of Pforzheim is annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers. Date: February 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Historian Tran Trong Kim Appointed Prime Minister of…
World War II: In what becomes known as the Razing of Friesoythe, the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division deliberately destroys the German town of Friesoythe on the orders of Major General Christopher Vokes. Date: April 14, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅…