World War II: Vistula–Oder Offensive Forces Germans Out of Warsaw, January 17, 1945
Date: January 17, 1945
Date: January 17, 1945
A devastating tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama kills 45 people and injures 427 others. Date: February 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Harry Daghlian Fatally Irradiated in Demon Core Criticality Accident, August…
World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen, Germany. 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 1945Japanese Fu-Go Balloon Bomb Kills Six Near Bly, Oregon,…
World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the US under her own power. Date: March 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this…
World War II: In what becomes known as the Razing of Friesoythe, the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division deliberately destroys the German town of Friesoythe on the orders of Major General Christopher Vokes. Date: April 14, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 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 1945World War II: Third Day of…
The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published. Date: August 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Battle of Castle Itter: Allied-German Cooperation in WWII, May 5, 1945RAF Mistakenly Bombs Bezuidenhout, The…