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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]
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August 9 – Atomic bombing of Nagasaki: United States B-29 Bockscar drops a plutonium-239 atomic bomb, codenamed "Fat Man", on the Japanese city of Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. local time, resulting in between 39,000 and 80,000 deaths. August 14 (August 15 in Japan) – Emperor Hirohito announces Japan's surrender on
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. Battle of Berlin;
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.
The letter in cursive writing is dated March 4, 1945, with its letterhead marked “United States Navy, Amphibious Training Base in Little Creek, Virginia.”
9 May: 2016 –2023 World War II [23] Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945: 8 May: 2023 –present World War II [23] United Kingdom: Victory in Europe Day [c] 8 May: 1945–present World War II [citation needed] United States (Rhode Island) Victory Day: Second Monday in August 1945–present World War II [24 ...