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5 April 1945

What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.

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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.

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  1. Ryukyu Is.

    U.S. Tenth Army begins rcn of Eastern Islands, off Okinawa, employing FMF Amphib Rcn Bn. In III Amphib Corps area, 22d Marines of 6th Mar Div, spearheading northward drive up Ishikawa Isthmus, reaches Atsutabaru-Kin line.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  4. Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory".

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  5. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 139 Allied sorties (22 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-04-05, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  6. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 1,075 Allied sorties (135 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-04-05, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  7. Theater not recorded

    THOR mission records show at least 81 Allied sorties (34 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1945-04-05, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, RAF. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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