Page 5: Historical Events In 1945

Feb 19   30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history 900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days   

Feb 19   In the year 1945 a U.S. invasion force of 30,000 marines land at Iwo Jima, starting a month-long WWII battle against Japanese troops.   

Feb 19   Wim Speelman, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26 on this day in history.   

Feb 21   On this day in history archbishop De Jong calls for help with war casualties   

Feb 21   British Army captures Goch in the year 1945.   

Feb 21   In the year 1945 eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympic-gold 1924), dies at 43   

Feb 21   In the year 1945 uS 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line   

Feb 22   Arab League forms (Cairo) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Arab League froms (Cairo) in the year 1945.   

Feb 22   In the year 1945 british troops take Ramree Island, Burma   

Feb 22   In the year 1945 canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland   

Feb 23   2nd Dutch government of Gerbrandy forms in London in the year 1945.   

Feb 23   In the year 1945 2nd Dutch govt of Gerbrandy forms in London   

Feb 23   Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Canadian troops occupy Kalkar on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Operation Grenade General Simpson's 9th Army crosses Ruhr in the year 1945.   

Feb 23   In the year 1945 uS Marines raise the American flag after taking Mount Suribachi on the island Iwo Jima, during WWII.   

Feb 24   Ahmed Maher Pasha, Egypt's PM, assassinated in parliament on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Egypt & Syria declares war on Nazi-Germany in the year 1945.   

Feb 24   U.S. troops liberate Manila from the Japanese during WWII in the year 1945.   

Feb 25   On this day in history sgt. Aubrey Cosens (Queen's Own Rifles of Canada) awarded the Victoria Cross at the Goch-Calear Road, Germany   

Feb 25   US aircraft carriers attack Tokyo in the year 1945.   

Feb 26   In the year 1945 very heavy bombing on Berlin by 8th US Air Force   

Feb 27   Battle of US 94 Infantry on this day in history.   

Feb 27   HJ Lochtman, Dutch chaplain/resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen in the year 1945.   

Feb 27   On this day in history u.S. troops land on Iwo Jima.   

Mar 01   On this day in history british 43rd Division under General Essame occupies Xanten   

Mar 01   In the year 1945 chinese 30th division occupies Hsenwi   

Mar 01   On this day in history fDR announces success of Yalta Conference   

Mar 01   On this day in history fieldmarshal Kesselring succeeds von Rundstedt as commander   

Mar 01   On this day in history hitler orders the destruction of all Germany; it is unworthy of surviving him. His order mandates the destruction not only of military installations, but also of all stores, industries, and transportation and communication installations. Nothing is to fall into enemy hands.   

Mar 01   Major Frederick A. Tilston Cdn.(The Essex Scottish Regimetn) wins the Victoria Cross at Hochwald, Germany in the year 1945.   

Mar 01   On this day in history uS infantry regiment captures Mönchengladbach   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash)   

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas) was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 04   Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

Jan 05   In the year 1945 birth of sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals)   

Jan 05   Chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986) was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 05   In the year 1945 birth of roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director   

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1945.   

Jan 02   Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1945.   

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79   

Jan 09   In the year 1945 death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)   

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1945.   

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.