While the siege of Manila had only just begun, MacArthur announced that the city had been taken.
Yugoslav Partisans, who were well equipped and a (communist) army in their own right, launched the Mostar operation.
SS general Wilhelm Mohnke was put in command of government district, the Zitadelle, of Berlin.
Gee, what a nifty promotion. . .
He survived the war, surprisingly, and was imprisoned by the Soviets until 1955. After his release he became a dealer is small trucks and trailers, and died at age 90 in 2001.
35th Division infantrymen in Unterbruch, Germany. February 6, 1945
The US 4th Corps took Gallicano, Italy.
More bombing raids occurred on Iwo Jima.
Last edition:
Monday, February 5, 1945. French SOE agents Denise Bloch, Lilian Rolfe, and Violette Szabo were executed at Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Labels: 1940, 1945, Army, Artillery, Battle of Manila, boats and ships, British Army, Ecuador, Espionage, French Army, Heroes, Imperial Japanese Navy, Iwo Jima, Japan, Philippines, Poland, press, SOE, World War Two
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