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 | 1945-02-21 | Bismark Sea Sunk | Two Japanese kamikazes hit the Bismarck Sea, first on the starboard side under the first 40 mm gun (aft) and then the aft elevator shaft. The sea water distribution system was destroyed along with any hope of damage control. The crew abandoned ship. | Read about 'Bismark Sea Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bismark Sea Sunk' | |
| 1945-02-19 | 1945-03-26 | Iwo Jima | Of the more than 18,000 Japanese soldiers charged with the defense of Iwo Jima, the first of the Japanese Home Islands, only 216 survive the battle. This was the only battle in the Pacific where US casualties (KIA+Wounded) outnumbered Japanese casualties. | Read about 'Iwo Jima' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Iwo Jima' |
| 1945-02-17 | Demolition swimmers. | When swimmers from underwater demolition teams arrived, the big guns on the northern cliffs opened fire on covering gunboats, believing it was part of an invasion force. The guns were knocked out immediately. The single failure of fire discipline. | Read about 'Demolition swimmers.' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Demolition swimmers.' | |
| 1945-02-14 | Prague Bombed | About sixty B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 8th US Air Force dropped about 152 tons of bombs on many populated areas of Prague. The attacks was a result of a navigation error, the intended target was Dresden, 100km to the north. | Read about 'Prague Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Prague Bombed' | |
| 1945-02-13 | 1945-02-15 | Bombing of Dresden | Between 24,000 and 40,000 people are killed when Allied bombers drop more than 3,900 tons of high explosive and incendiary bombs on Dresden, the Baroque capital of Saxony, Germany. | Read about 'Bombing of Dresden' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bombing of Dresden' |
| 1945-02-04 | 1945-02-11 | Yalta Conference | President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and General Secretary Joseph Stalin meet to discuss the organization of post war Europe. | Read about 'Yalta Conference' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Yalta Conference' |
| 1945-02-03 | Operation Thunderclap | 1,000 B-17's of the Eighth Air Force bomb Berlin. | Read about 'Operation Thunderclap' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Thunderclap' | |
| 1945-02-03 | 1945-03-03 | Manila | Manila was the scene of the worst urban combat in the Pacific conflict and culminated in the total devastation of the city. The fall of the city ended almost three years of Japanese occupation in the Philippines. | Read about 'Manila' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Manila' |
| 1945-01-30 | Raid at Cabanatuan | US Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas raid and liberate 512 POWs from the Japanese camp near Cabanatuan. | Read about 'Raid at Cabanatuan' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Raid at Cabanatuan' | |
| 1945-01-20 | Hungary Armistice | Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies. | Read about 'Hungary Armistice' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hungary Armistice' |
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