1945
World War II: A Fu-Go balloon bomb launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near Bly, Oregon
World War II: A Fu-Go balloon bomb launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near Bly, Oregon
1945 in History
57 events found for 1945
1945
World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, one of only two battles in that war in which American and German troops fought coo
World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, one of only two battles in that war in which American and German troops fought coo
1945
World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops
World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops
1945
World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins
World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins
1945
World War II: Last German U-boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland
World War II: Last German U-boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland
1945
World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect
World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect
1945
End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic
End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic
1945
Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre
Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre
1945
The Halifax riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Halifax riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia
1945
World War II: the Channel Islands are liberated from Nazi occupation
World War II: the Channel Islands are liberated from Nazi occupation
1945
World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine
World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine
1945
World War II: The Battle of Poljana, the final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia
World War II: The Battle of Poljana, the final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia
1945
Beginning of the Levant Crisis between Britain and France in Syria
Beginning of the Levant Crisis between Britain and France in Syria
1945
Syrian demonstrators in Damascus are fired upon by French troops injuring twelve, leading to the Levant Crisis
Syrian demonstrators in Damascus are fired upon by French troops injuring twelve, leading to the Levant Crisis
1945
World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody
World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody
1945
World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British for
World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British for
1945
First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber
First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber