World War II: Third Day of Dresden Bombing, February 15, 1945

Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan Annie during World War II, is arrested in Yokohama by U.S. military authorities amid widespread speculation of her being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose. Date: September 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this…

World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army in southern Bavaria, saving several hundred prisoners. Date: May 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1945…

First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber. Date: May 29, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: German Cruiser Admiral Scheer Sunk by RAF, April 9, 1945World War II:…

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…

Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are shot dead by Walter Audisio, a member of the Italian resistance movement. 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 1945World War II: Capitulation of…