World War II Battle of Poljana Near Prevalje, Slovenia, May 15, 1945
Date: May 15, 1945
Date: May 15, 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 β π Other events on March 31 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day…
World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army liberate Baguio as they fight against the Japanese forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita. Date: April 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April…
World War II: The last German troops retreat from Finnish soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military actions of the Second World War end in Finland. Date: April 25, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 25 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More…
Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory". Date: April 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Bulgaria…
Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg. Date: November 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 20 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Operation Thunderclap: Eighth Air Force Bombs Berlin, February 3,…
World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8Β million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months. Date: January 20, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 20 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: 1,000…