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| In Occupied Germany... At a meeting of the Allied
Control Commission (Zhukov, Eisenhower, Montgomery and Koenig), it is
decided to transmit to all neutral states a request for the return to
Germany of "all German officials and obnoxious Germans" now in
those countries. The states affected are Afghanistan, Eire (Ireland),
Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland as well as Vatican City and the
Tangier Zone.
In Stockholm... The Swedish Neutrality Decree, which
came into force at the outbreak of war in 1939, was suspended, implying
that warships and military aircraft of foreign powers may enter Swedish
areas as before the ware.
In Occupied Japan... General MacArthur order the dissolution of the Imperial general headquarters and imposes
censorship of the printed press and radio. |
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This
chronological study of the Second World War provides a
comprehensive day-by-day account of WWII. While focused on the
military history of the war, with an emphasis on the battles
and campaigns fought, the timeline includes social and
political history as well. Some Holocaust related events are
already recorded and additional updates are pending. In so far
as possible, the images included in this presentation are
pictures from the given days. Additional information and
images are welcome through the feedback form found on the
index.
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