The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-31

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Bastogne against Germans Belgian
salient In France the Germans attack
U. S. Seventh. American forces made
a small gain IN Italy In the Pacific
American planes raid LuZon and Negros
islands in the Philippines.
9-German bulge In Belgium compressed
by new Allied gains
lO-Forces under General Macarthur IN.
wade LuZon, IN Philippines.
l7-Wsrssw, Polish capital. falls TO Rus
23-Russian forces reach Oder river.
February
3-First u. S. cavalry enters Manila
6-Manila falls 10 U. s, forces.
To-. S. First army gains control Of main
i, S superfortresses raid Japan from
Guam base. hitting Tokyo district In
daylight.
i3-Budapest, Hungarian capital falls to
1T 5 troops land on Bstaan. outside
Manila.
March
o-cologne, Germanys fourth iarges, city,
falls to u. S First army.
lo-Tokyo hit by 600 tons Of incendiary
bombs In heaviest raid.
i2-Americsn troops invade MIndanao is.
land IN Philippines.
l7-Cobenz. Germany, captured by U.
Resistance Of Japanese on Two ends
after long fierce battle
2i-U. S. Third army enters Ludw!gshafen
German troops In rout.
c6-seven Allisd armies advance east OF the
Rhine river
April
~ s. Tenth army lrvades okinawa.
l3-Vienna, capital Of Austria, capitulates
TO ukrainian armies OF Russian forces.
25-Berlin enc'rcled by first two Russian
2e-Bremen falls to British Second army.
Russians capture stettln, important Bal
L s First army meets Russian First
Ukrainian army on bridge over Elbe
river near ToTCau.
27-American tanks push across border to
Austria and capture Gegenbach.
II Cen Kurt Dutmar gives self up
at MagdebuTg. admitting war Is over
23--False surrender report denied officially
2g-Benito Mussolinl former Italian pre-.
nior. IS executed by italian partisans
near DonRo. Italy
L. 6 Seventh army enters Munich,
birthplace Of NaZ party.
Venice and Milan, major Italian Giles,
fan 10 L $. Fifth army.
5U-Rusglau flag flies over German Reichs-
tas building, as resistance weakens
May
l-Premier Stain Of Russia In May day
proclamation halls approaching Allied
victory. saying the collapse Of H'leI'
lite Germany Is a matter Of the immcGi-
"A million German soldiers. sailors and
airmen in Italy and part OF Austria
surrender. under unconditional terms
signed April % at Caserta, Italy.
Berlin capitulates 20 Russian armies
under Marshals Zhukov and Konev
Allied combined forces invade Borueo
An German forces IN northwest Ger
many, the Netherlands, Denmark, Hel.
coIand snd the Frisiar islands surIen.
der Internationally 10 British Field
Marshal Montgomery.
Sherman army group G, comprising 41o,,
600 men, surrcndcrs 70 U. ). General
Devers III the north Russians take
SWinemuendc, and tNo important is.
Ct S Third army advances into Czccho.
sloyakis and Austria. taking PLsen and
karlsbad.
headed by col. Gen. Gustav Jodl. meet
Allied officers to arrange surrender de.
tails At Reims. France .,,o,-,, 80,
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER or
BFRLIN, ENDING WAR IN EUROPE
AT ll;ol CENTRAL EUROPEAN
2s-Tokyo hit by 1000 tons Of ircendary
6omrs from 500 superf7r'resses.
June
s-U. S. laird feet, under Admiral Hasey,
raids Japan from carriers.
lb-laNllEEl Tall BldNF On DNdhd' AttH
marks the nth superforircss raid on
Japan.
22-Af resistance on Okinawa ends after
bitter 90 day struggle. during which
90 4Ol jars we're killed, 1000 captured.
American losses were II 200 killed 3D.
169 wounded.
28-Al Of ISLAND OF Luzon, largest Of Pm.
ippincs, is liberated.
July
5-ENTIRE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS LIB
GRATED, AND CAMPAIGN VlRTU.
ALLY OVER. GENERAL MAC ARIH.
UR ANNOUNCES.
l4-U s. Third feet battleships shell Hon.
ahu island bases, only 2i5 miles north
of Tokyo This is FIRST direct naval at.
tack on home Islands Of Japan.
26-I.abor party wins British election.
3l-U s destroyer force Of Third feet shells
Shluizu, aluminium production center
on Honshu island, Japan
q. : Twentieth afr force drops Leaflets
on 10 japanese cities. warning them
that they were marked for destruction.
August