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January 27, 1945★★★★★

Liberation of Auschwitz

The Red Army liberates the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp, where about 1.1 million people were murdered; the date is now International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

War· Poland, Germany, Russia
February 4, 1945 – February 11, 1945★★★★★

Yalta Conference

Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet at Yalta to discuss the post-war reorganisation of Europe and the world.

PoliticsTreaty· Ukraine, United States, United Kingdom, Russia
March 9, 1945★★★★★

Japanese coup in French Indochina

Japan overthrows the French administration in Indochina; Bảo Đại then proclaims the Empire of Vietnam with Trần Trọng Kim as prime minister.

WarPolitics· Vietnam, Japan, France
April 1, 1945 – June 22, 1945★★★★★

Battle of Okinawa

One of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War, causing heavy losses among soldiers and Okinawan civilians.

War· Japan, United States
April 30, 1945★★★★★

Death of Adolf Hitler

As the Red Army closes in on Berlin, Adolf Hitler kills himself in his underground bunker.

Death· Germany
July 16, 1945★★★★★

Trinity nuclear test

The United States detonates the world's first nuclear weapon in the New Mexico desert as part of the Manhattan Project.

ScienceTechnology· United States