Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The British and Soviet forces near Wismar on the Baltic coast, 3 May 1945. The German ocean liner Cap Arcona was sunk by British warplanes in the Bay of Lübeck with 5,000 concentration camp prisoners aboard. Over 400 SS personnel made it to lifeboats and were rescued but only 350 of the prisoners survived. [6] [7]
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Pages in category "May 1945 events" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. ... Mobile view ...
1945 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1945th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 945th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1940s decade.
View history; Tools. Tools. ... May 1945 events by country ... June 1945 events by country (3 C) July 1945 events by country (4 C) August 1945 events by ...
An Interactive map of all the battles fought around the world in the last 4,000 years Timeline of wars on Histropedia Information on 1,500 conflicts since 1800 (archived 20 June 2019]
This page was last edited on 27 February 2024, at 00:17 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply.