Date: May 16, 1945
The R.A.F. drop the Grand Slam bomb in action for the first time, on a railway viaduct near Bielefeld, Germany. Date: March 14, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Japanese Forces Surrender Wake Island…
World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops. Date: May 6, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Liberation of Kraków by Red Army, January 18, 1945RAF…
World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200–28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers. Date: August 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅…
World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Date: April 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Battle of Okinawa Ends with American…
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 1945World War II: German Cruiser Admiral Scheer…
World War II: Batu Lintang camp, a Japanese-run POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo, is liberated by Australian 9th Division forces. Date: September 11, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…