Friday, January 26, 1945 Russian Front Rokossovsky breaks through the Gulf of Danzig, virtually isolating German forces in East Prussia. Western Front Lieutenant Audie Murphy, most decorated US soldier of […]
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Thursday, January 25, 1945 Sea War Baltic – GREATEST EVACUATION IN HISTORY: 1,500,000Â – 2,000,000 German troops and civilians rescued by May 8 from East Prussia, Pomerania and Courland in
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Wednesday, January 24, 1945 Sea War Indian Ocean: British Pacific Fleet carriers attack Pladjoe and Soengi-Gerong oil refineries at Palembang, Sumatra (January 24 and 29): Pladjoe plant severely damaged and
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Tuesday, January 23, 1945 Russian Front Konev‘s forces reach river Oder on 64-km front. Zhukov captures Bromberg. Himmler takes personal command of ‘Army Group Vistula‘. Home Fronts France: Charles Maurras,
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Monday, January 22, 1945 Sea War North Sea: German E-boats attack convoy north of Dunkirk. German 8th S-boat Flotilla penetrates into Thames Estuary.
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Sunday, January 21, 1945 Russian Front East Prussia: Rokossovsky captures Tannenberg.
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Saturday, January 20, 1945 Russian Front 3rd Belorussian Front (CherniaÂkhovsky) captures Tilsit, East Prussia. Politics Armistice between ProÂvisional National Government (Communists) of Hungary and the Allies: war declared on Germany
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Friday, January 19, 1945 Russian Front Konev takes Cracow. Air War Europe: Red Air Force flies 30,000 sorties against communications and airÂfields. Pacific: B-29 Superfortress destroy Kawasaki aircraft factory near
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War Diary World War One for Thursday, January 18, 1945: Russian Front 2nd Belorussian Front (Rokossovsky) captures Modlin.
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Wednesday, January 17, 1945 Russian Front ZHUKOV CAPTURES WARSAW. Air War Germany: 291 RAF bombers attacking Magdeburg and dropping 1,060 t of bombs. USAAF bombers attacking Paderborn and dropping 1,031
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Tuesday, January 16, 1945: Western Front US 1st and 3rd Armies link up at Houffalize in the Ardennes. Sea War Indian Ocean – Operation Meridian: British Pacific Fleet (TF 63)
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War Diary WW2 for Monday, January 15, 1945: Sea War Escort carrier Thane torpedoed by German U-boat U-482 off the Clyde. Neutrals Spain: Italian naval squadron interned in Port Mahon
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War Diary WW2 for Sunday, January 14, 1945: Russian Front 1st Belorussian Front (Zhukov) attacks from 3 bridgeheads north and south of Warsaw. Zhukov and Konev have total of 163
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War Diary WW2 for Saturday, January 13, 1945: Russian Front Poland: Konev advances 40 km on a 64-km front.
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War Diary WW2 for Friday, January 12, 1945: Russian Front LAST RUSSIAN WINTER OFFENSIVE – Battle at the Vistula : 1st Ukrainian Front (Konev) launches offensive from Sandomierz bridgehead on
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