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CHURCHILL, ROOSEVELT, STALIN - THE BIG THREE AT YALTA
- 1945
World War II Timeline - Year 1945
January 16, 1945
The
Battle of the Bulge,
also called the
Battle of the Ardennes ends. This
battle had started on December 16, 1944.
February 4-11, 1945
Churchill, Roosevelt, and
Stalin meet at the
Yalta Conference
in the Crimea.
February 19, 1945
The
Battle for Iwo Jima starts.
This battle will end on March 26, 1945.
March 26, 1945
The
Battle for Iwo Jima ends. This
battle had started on February 19, 1945.
April 16, 1945
The
Battle for Berlin begins. Major carnage.
This battle will end on May 2, 1945.
March 10, 1945
Easter morning, T/5 William E.
Thomas and Pfc. Joseph Jackson will roll specially prepared eggs on
Hitler's lawn.
HAPPY EASTER ADOLPH
National Archives
May 2, 1945
The
Battle for Berlin ends. This
battle had started on April 16, 1945.
May
8, 1945
Victory in Europe Day (VE-Day). Germany surrenders
unconditionally.
July 17, 1945
The
Potsdam Conference commences. It will be concluded on
August 2, 1945.
August 2, 1945
The
Potsdam Conference ends. It had begun on July 17, 1945.
August 6,
1945
The
US drops atomic bombs on Japan at Hiroshima.
August 8,
1945
The U.S.S.R. declares war
against Japan.
August 9,
1945
The US drops atomic bombs on
Japan at Nagasaki.
September 2, 1945
Victory over Japan Day (VJ-Day). Japan surrenders.
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