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October 17 was later commemorated in Argentina as Loyalty Day. Hirohito granted an amnesty to nearly one million Japanese as a step towards national unity. [14] Iva Toguri D'Aquino, the most famous of the "Tokyo Rose" pro-Japanese English-speaking broadcasters of World War II, was arrested by Allied authorities. [15]
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II
October 17 – A massive number of people, headed for the General Confederation of Labour (Argentina), gather in the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires to demand Juan Perón's release. This is known to the Peronists as the Día de la lealtad ( Loyalty Day ) and considered the founding day of Peronism .
Putten raid happened from October 1st to 2nd 660 men were taken away after a failed attack on a German official in November 1944 After a four-day battle, the U.S. Fifth Army captured Monte Battaglia on the Gothic Line in Italy, helped by the Italian partisans. [ 1 ]
20: The Georgian Uprising of Texel ends, concluding all World War II conflicts in the Netherlands. 21: SS Commander Heinrich Himmler, attempting to pass with a forged identity as a common soldier, is arrested at a checkpoint manned by liberated Soviet POWs acting under command of British forces. He would be remanded to British custody on 23 May ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "People of World War II" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
German police in occupied Rome arrested 1,259 Jews, though 252 were subsequently released after being deemed to be children of mixed marriages. Many others had gotten word of the order of October 9, and fled from their homes to find sanctuary with Gentile friends or in Roman Catholic churches or institutions. [31]
Bombing of Lübeck in World War II: St. Mary's Church, Lübeck is destroyed by an Allied bombing raid. March 29 – WWII: Following a coup d'état, the Free Republic of Nias is proclaimed by a group of freed Nazi German prisoners in the Indonesian island of Nias ; the republic exists for less than a month until the island is fully occupied by ...