Red Army Begins Vistula–Oder Offensive January 12, 1945
Date: January 12, 1945
Date: January 12, 1945
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…
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 1945Heinrich Himmler Dies by Suicide in Allied Custody, May 23, 1945Japan…
August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam. Date: August 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Yevgeny Khaldei’s Reichstag Flag Photo Published in Ogonyok, May 13, 1945B-25…
World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops. On the same day, Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins. Date: March 6, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army. Date: February 13, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Soviet Union Annexes Carpathian…
Poland's Soviet-allied Provisional Government of National Unity is formed over a month after V-E Day. Date: June 28, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Igor Gouzenko Defects to Canada, Exposing Soviet Espionage, September 5,…