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 | 1945-07-17 | 1945-07-18 | US bombards Hitachi | Allied battleships commanded by Rear Admiral Badger, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Alabama and HMS King George V and accompanying cruisers and destroyers, bombard industrial facilities near Hitachi. | Read about 'US bombards Hitachi' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'US bombards Hitachi' |
| 1945-07-16 | Trinity Nuclear Test | The US army conduct the first test of a nuclear weapon. The implosion plutonium device, the same design as the 'fat man' bomb used at Nagasaki, produced an explosion the equivalent of 20 kilotons of TNT. | Read about 'Trinity Nuclear Test' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Trinity Nuclear Test' | |
| 1945-07-14 | First naval bombardment | Rear Admiral John Shafroth leads Task Unit 34.8.1 in the first naval bombardment of the Japanese coastline. The battleships USS South Dakota, Indiana and Massachusetts as well as 2 heavy cruisers and nine destroyers attacked iron works near Kamaishi. | Read about 'First naval bombardment' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'First naval bombardment' | |
| 1945-06-23 | Okinawa Ends | The Japanese defence of Okinawa ends with the collapse of defence lines near Mabuni in southern tip of the island. The commander, Mitsuru Ushijima, and chief of staff, Isamu Cho of the IJN 32nd army, commit suicide. | Read about 'Okinawa Ends' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Okinawa Ends' | |
| 1945-05-29 | Shuri Castle Falls | Three days of bombardment by the USS Mississippi force troops from the Japanese 32nd army to withdraw as troops from 1st Battalion, 5th Marines capture Shuri Castle. | Read about 'Shuri Castle Falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Shuri Castle Falls' | |
| 1945-05-23 | Flensburg Dissolved | A British liaison officer meets with all members of the Donitz' government and reads an order from General Dwight Eisenhower ordering the dissolution of the provisional government and arrest of all its members. | Read about 'Flensburg Dissolved' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Flensburg Dissolved' | |
| 1945-05-16 | Wuppertal Captured | Troops from the US 78th Infantry Division capture Wuppertal, encountering scant resistance. | Read about 'Wuppertal Captured' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wuppertal Captured' | |
| 1945-05-05 | Mauthausen-Gusen Librated | The 41st Recon Squad of the US 11th Armored Division led by S/SGT Albert J. Kosiek arrive at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. It had been one of the largest labour camps in Europe and had resulted in the deaths of between 122,766 and 320,000 inmates. | Read about 'Mauthausen-Gusen Librated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Mauthausen-Gusen Librated' | |
| 1945-05-02 | Wobbelin Liberated | Troops from the 82nd airborne division liberate Wobbelin Concentration Camp. They discover the bodies of over 1000 inmates. | Read about 'Wobbelin Liberated ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wobbelin Liberated ' | |
| 1945-05-01 | 1945-06-21 | Tarakan | First stage of the Borneo campaign with an amphibious landing by Australian troops. The operation's primary objective was to secure and develop the airstrip for use in subsequent operations. | Read about 'Tarakan' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tarakan' |
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