Date: August 17, 1945
World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat. Date: February 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War…
World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9,000 American and British airmen. 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 1945Nagasaki Atomic…
World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans. Date: April 6, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Brazilian Expeditionary Force Defeats German Forces at Monte Castello, February…
World War II: Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers, resulting in at least 4,000 deaths. Date: March 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Italy Liberation…
The Soviet Union annexes the Czechoslovak province of Carpathian Ruthenia. Date: June 29, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Adolf Hitler Moves into Führerbunker, January 16, 1945Lao Issara Takes Control of Laos Government, Reaffirms…
World War II: Adolf Hitler issues his "Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities, and communications facilities in Germany to be destroyed. Date: March 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…