Date: January 31, 1945
World War II: United States and Soviet reconnaissance troops meet in Torgau and Strehla along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two. This would be later known as Elbe Day. Date: April 25, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in…
World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, Japanese kamikaze planes sink the escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea and damage the USS Saratoga. Date: February 21, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945US 82nd Airborne…
American Airlines Flight 009 crashes near Rural Retreat, Virginia, killing 17. 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 1945Raoul Wallenberg Taken into Soviet Custody in Hungary, January 17, 1945Egyptian Premier Ahmad Mahir…
World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces. Date: March 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945USSR Decree on Japanese POWs During Soviet-Japanese…
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 1945Red Army Final Assault on Berlin Begins, Battle of…
World War II: Soviet and Bulgarian forces capture Vienna. Date: April 13, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Hungary Provisional Government Agrees Armistice with Allies, January 20, 1945Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies; Harry S. Truman…