Date: August 23, 1945
World War II: British and Canadian forces commence Operation Veritable to occupy land between the Maas and Rhine rivers. Date: February 8, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Potsdam Conference Ends, World War II,…
The Holocaust: Nazi Germany carries out its final use of gas chambers to execute 33 Upper Austrian socialist and communist leaders in Mauthausen concentration camp. Date: April 28, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army. Date: May 1, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Pierre Laval Surrenders to…
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor and anti-Nazi dissident, is executed by the Nazi regime. Date: April 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: U.S. Firebombs Tokyo, Killing 100,000+ Civilians – March 10,…
World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin. Date: May 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Soviet Forces Capture Vienna, Liberate Danzig – March 30, 1945Soviet 322nd Rifle Division Liberates…
United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco. Date: April 25, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Yalta Conference Opens: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin Meet in Crimea,…