February 1945

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February 23, 1945: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

The following events occurred in February 1945:

February 1, 1945 (Thursday)

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February 2, 1945 (Friday)

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February 3, 1945 (Saturday)

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February 4, 1945 (Sunday)

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February 5, 1945 (Monday)

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February 6, 1945 (Tuesday)

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February 7, 1945 (Wednesday)

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February 8, 1945 (Thursday)

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February 9, 1945 (Friday)

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February 10, 1945 (Saturday)

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February 11, 1945 (Sunday)

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February 12, 1945 (Monday)

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February 13, 1945 (Tuesday)

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February 14, 1945 (Wednesday)

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February 15, 1945 (Thursday)

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February 16, 1945 (Friday)

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February 17, 1945 (Saturday)

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February 18, 1945 (Sunday)

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February 19, 1945 (Monday)

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U.S. forces arrive on Iwo Jima

February 20, 1945 (Tuesday)

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February 21, 1945 (Wednesday)

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USS Bismarck Sea exploding after kamikaze hit

February 22, 1945 (Thursday)

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  • The Battle of Ramree Island off Burma ended in Allied victory.
  • German submarine U-300 was depth charged and sunk off Cádiz, Spain by British warships.
  • Died: Jacques Doriot, 46, French fascist leader (killed by an Allied air attack in Germany)

February 23, 1945 (Friday)

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February 24, 1945 (Saturday)

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February 25, 1945 (Sunday)

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February 26, 1945 (Monday)

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  • Syria declared war on Germany and Japan.[6]
  • Fighting ended on Corregidor. More than 5,000 Japanese had been killed, including some trapped in collapsed tunnels all over the island.[19]
  • In the United States, a midnight curfew on bars, nightclubs and all other places of entertainment went into effect nationwide in order to save coal.[20]
  • Born: Marta Kristen, actress, in Oslo, Norway; Roy Saari, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, in Buffalo, New York (d. 2008)
  • Died: James Roy Andersen, 40, and Millard Harmon, 57, United States Army Air Force officers (plane disappearance in the Pacific)

February 27, 1945 (Tuesday)

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February 28, 1945 (Wednesday)

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References

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  2. ^ Stone, Dan (2015). The Liberation of the Camps: The End of the Holocaust and Its Aftermath. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-300-20457-5.
  3. ^ Rees, Laurence (2005). Auschwitz: A New History. New York: Public Affairs. p. 262. ISBN 1-58648-303-X.
  4. ^ "100th Bomb Group Foundation - Personnel - LT COL Robert ROSENTHAL". 100thbg.com. 100th Bomb Group Foundation. Retrieved December 5, 2016. Dec 1, 1944-Feb 3, 1945 - 418th BS, 100th BG (H) ETOUSAAF (8AF) Squadron Commander, 55 hours, B-17 Air Leader 5 c/m (combat missions) 45 c/hrs (combat hours) 1 Division Lead (Berlin Feb 3, 1945, shot down, picked up by Russians and returned to England) Acting Command 4 Wing Leads, Pilot Feb 3, 1945 - BERLIN - MACR #12046, - A/C#44 8379
  5. ^ Lowe, Keith (2007). Inferno: The Fiery Destruction of Hamburg, 1943. New York: Scribner. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-7432-6900-1.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "1945". MusicAndHistory.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Mercer, Derrik, ed. (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. p. 617. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  8. ^ Mitcham, Smauel W. (2006). Panzers in Winter: Hitler's Army and the Battle of the Bulge. Westport, CT: Praeger Security International. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-275-97115-1.
  9. ^ "War Diary for Wednesday, 7 February 1945". Stone & Stone Books. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d "Conflict Timeline, February 2-11 1945". OnWar.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  11. ^ Ford, Ken (2000). The Rhineland 1945: The Last Killing Ground in the West. Osprey Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-85532-999-7.
  12. ^ Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant tornadoes, 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films. pp. 922–925. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
  13. ^ F. C. Pate (United States Weather Bureau) (October 1946). "The Tornado at Montgomery, Alabama, February 12, 1945". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 27 (8). American Meteorological Society: 462–464. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  14. ^ Hewett, Ivan, "Rolling with the Punches", BBC Proms 2022, pp. 20–4
  15. ^ "War Diary for Tuesday, 13 February 1945". Stone & Stone Books. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  16. ^ "War Diary for Friday, 16 February 1945". Stone & Stone Books. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  17. ^ Sakaida, Henry (2005). Imperial Japanese Navy Aces 1937–45. Osprey Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-85532-727-6.
  18. ^ "Exploiting the New Films". Motion Picture Herald: 48. March 3, 1945.
  19. ^ Davidson, Edward; Manning, Dale (1999). Chronology of World War Two. London: Cassell & Co. p. 236. ISBN 0-304-35309-4.
  20. ^ "The WMC Curfew Order". Billboard. March 3, 1945. p. 1.
  21. ^ a b "War Diary for Tuesday, 27 February 1945". Stone & Stone Books. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  22. ^ a b "War Diary for Wednesday, 28 February 1945". Stone & Stone Books. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  23. ^ "Crimea Conference". Hansard. February 28, 1945. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)