1945
World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy
World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy.
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1945
World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands
World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands.
1945
World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz
World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor.
1916
World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrend
World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
1945
World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours
World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.
1943
World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and c
World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and carrying false invasion plans.
1945
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command p
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and�
1945
World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army
World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army.
1945
World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin
World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin.
1945
World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting
World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.
1945
World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1,000 dead prisoners, most of
World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1,000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death.
1945
World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artill
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 priso�
1945
World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay, re
World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay, resulting in more than 7,000 deaths.
1942
World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo th
World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces fro�
1945
World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army
World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.
1945
World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath is signed, coming into effect the following day
World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath is signed, coming into effect the following day. It encompasses all Wehrmacht units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany.
1942
World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USS
World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USS Yorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The J�
1945
World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation
World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation.
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.
1940
World War II: Norwegian campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after
World War II: Norwegian campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms.