WW2 Events
January 01, 1945
// Germans withdraw from the Ardennes.
// Germans withdraw from the Ardennes.
January 17, 1945
// Soviet troops capture Warsaw.
// Soviet troops capture Warsaw.
February 13, 1945
// Dresden is destroyed by a firestorm after Allied bombing raids.
// Dresden is destroyed by a firestorm after Allied bombing raids.
March 06, 1945
// Last German offensive of the war begins to defend oil fields in Hungary.
// Last German offensive of the war begins to defend oil fields in Hungary.
March 07, 1945
// Allies take Cologne and establish a bridge across the Rhine at Remagen.
// Allies take Cologne and establish a bridge across the Rhine at Remagen.
March 30, 1945
// Soviet troops capture Danzig.
// Soviet troops capture Danzig.
April 01, 1945
// U.S. troops encircle Germans in the Ruhr.
// U.S. troops encircle Germans in the Ruhr.
// Allied offensive in northern Italy.
// Allies liberate Buchenwald and Belsen concentration camps
April 16, 1945
// Americans enter Nuremberg.
// Americans enter Nuremberg.
April 18, 1945
// German forces in the Ruhr surrender.
// German forces in the Ruhr surrender.
April 19, 1945
// Forças alemãs em Itália rendem-se.
// Forças alemãs em Itália rendem-se.
April 21, 1945
// Soviets reach Berlin.
// Soviets reach Berlin.
April 28, 1945
// Allies take Venice.
// Allies take Venice.
// Mussolini is captured and hanged by Italian partisans.
May 02, 1945
// German troops in Italy surrender.
// German troops in Italy surrender.
May 07, 1945
// Unconditional surrender of all German forces to Allies.
// Unconditional surrender of all German forces to Allies.
// V-E (Victory in Europe) Day.
May 09, 1945
// Hermann Göring is captured by american forces.
// Hermann Göring is captured by american forces.
May 23, 1945
// German High Command and Provisional Government imprisoned.
// German High Command and Provisional Government imprisoned.
// Himmler commits suicide.
June 26, 1945
// United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco.
// United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco.
// First U.S. atomic bomb test.
July 26, 1945
// Atlee succeeds Churchill as British Prime Minister.
// Atlee succeeds Churchill as British Prime Minister.
August 08, 1945
// Soviets declares war on Japan and invade Manchuria.
// Soviets declares war on Japan and invade Manchuria.
October 24, 1945
// The United Nations is formed.
// The United Nations is formed.
