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June 24, 1945: The Soviet Union celebrates Victory Day over the Nazis with a parade on Red Square

The following events occurred in June 1945:

June 1, 1945 (Friday)

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June 2, 1945 (Saturday)

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June 3, 1945 (Sunday)

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June 4, 1945 (Monday)

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June 5, 1945 (Tuesday)

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Germany is occupied in 4 zones by the Allied Powers following the Berlin Declaration

June 6, 1945 (Wednesday)

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  • A Soviet spokesman from Georgy Zhukov's staff announced that Adolf Hitler's body had been found and identified in the Chancellery gardens.[8]
  • Brazil declared war on Japan.[9]
  • Czech troops ordered to massacre 5 German youths in Postoloprty (Postelberg).[10]
  • Born: David Dukes, character actor, in San Francisco, California (d. 2000)

June 7, 1945 (Thursday)

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June 8, 1945 (Friday)

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June 9, 1945 (Saturday)

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June 10, 1945 (Sunday)

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June 11, 1945 (Monday)

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June 12, 1945 (Tuesday)

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June 13, 1945 (Wednesday)

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  • The Australian 9th Infantry Division captured Brunei.[17]
  • U.S. Army ordnance experts claimed that German plans to attack the United States with V-2 rockets might have been realized by November 1945 if the war had gone on that long.[13]
  • Born: Rodney P. Rempt, Vice Admiral of the United States Navy
  • Died: Minoru Ōta, 54, Japanese admiral (suicide by handgun on Okinawa)

June 14, 1945 (Thursday)

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June 15, 1945 (Friday)

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June 16, 1945 (Saturday)

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June 17, 1945 (Sunday)

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June 18, 1945 (Monday)

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June 19, 1945 (Tuesday)

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June 20, 1945 (Wednesday)

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  • U.S. Marines on Okinawa reached the southern coast of the island at several points.[20]
  • The Australian 26th Infantry Brigade captured Hill 90 on Tarakan Island, ending organized Japanese resistance there.[22]
  • The United Nations conference settled its last controversy when the Big Five agreed to let the General Assembly have the right to discuss "any matters within the scope of the charter."[23]
  • Born: Anne Murray, singer, in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Born: Marc Leepson, journalist, historian, author, in Newark, New Jersey, USA

June 21, 1945 (Thursday)

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June 22, 1945 (Friday)

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June 23, 1945 (Saturday)

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June 24, 1945 (Sunday)

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Georgy Zhukov, Joseph Stalin, and Semyon Budyonny watching as the Red Army celebrates Victory Day over the Nazis during a parade at Moscow's Red Square

June 25, 1945 (Monday)

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June 26, 1945 (Tuesday)

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June 27, 1945 (Wednesday)

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June 28, 1945 (Thursday)

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June 29, 1945 (Friday)

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June 30, 1945 (Saturday)

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  • American forces on Okinawa completed a week of mop-up operations in which 8,975 Japanese were reported killed and 2,902 captured.[24]
  • Liuzhou, the former U.S. air base in China, was recaptured from the Japanese by Chinese forces.[13]
  • Died: Muthiah Bhagavatar, 67, Indian composer

References

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  2. ^ "Events occurring on Saturday, June 2, 1945". WW2 Timelines. 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Conflict Timeline, June 2-11 1945". OnWar.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "1945". MusicAndHistory.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Addison, Paul (February 17, 2011). "Why Churchill Lost in 1945". BBC. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Esquire Upheld". The Daily Banner. Greencastle, Indiana. June 5, 1945. p. 1.
  7. ^ "John Carlos". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Events occurring on Wednesday, June 6, 1945". WW2 Timelines. 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  9. ^ a b Chronology and Index of the Second World War, 1938–1945. Research Publications. 1990. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-88736-568-3.
  10. ^ "Postoloprty (Postelberg) Massacre".
  11. ^ a b c d Leonard, Thomas M. (1977). Day By Day: The Forties. New York: Facts On File, Inc. p. 500. ISBN 0-87196-375-2.
  12. ^ a b c Mercer, Derrik, ed. (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. p. 626. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  13. ^ a b c d Yust, Walter, ed. (1946). 1946 Britannica Book of the Year. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. p. 8.
  14. ^ Fried, Richard M. (1998). The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!: Pageantry and Patriotism in Cold-War America. Oxford University Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-19-513417-9.
  15. ^ Shevlin, Maurice (June 10, 1945). "Hoop Jr. Takes 71st Derby by Six Lengths". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: Part 2, p. 1.
  16. ^ Smith, Burge Carmon (2010). The 1945 Detroit Tigers: Nine Old Men and One Young Left Arm Win It All. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-7864-6022-9.
  17. ^ "War Diary for Wednesday, 13 June 1945". Stone & Stone Books. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  18. ^ "1945". Burma Star Association. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  19. ^ "Polynesian Takes Preakness at 12 to 1". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: Part 2, p. 1. June 17, 1945.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Conflict Timeline, June 12-21 1945". OnWar.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  21. ^ "Death Sentence for Marcel Deat". The Sydney Morning Herald: 1. June 20, 1945.
  22. ^ "War Diary for Wednesday, 20 June 1945". Stone & Stone Books. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  23. ^ Leonard, p. 502.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h "Conflict Timeline, June 22-July 1 1945". OnWar.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  25. ^ "Pavot Takes Belmont Stakes; Wildlife 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: Part 2, p. 1. June 24, 1945.
  26. ^ "Chronology 1945". indiana.edu. 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2016.