Today in World War II History—June 7, 1940 & 1945: 80 Years Ago—June 7, 1945: King Haakon VII of Norway and his family return to Oslo on their fifth anniversary of leaving Norway. US Marines cut off Oroku Peninsula on Okinawa. King George VI & Queen Elizabeth visit Guernsey and Jersey in recently liberated Channel Islands. In Honolulu, Hawaii, the USO opens the Rainbow Club, for all races, with staff of all races.
From Sarah Sundin's blog.
The Battle of West Hunan concluded in a Chinese victory.
The 1st Corps took Bambang on Luzon.
"Men of Co. B., 165th Inf. Regt., 27th Inf. Div, burn out the scaffolding to the entrance of a cave with a flamethrower. The cave is located in the center of Kin, Okinawa, where they are searching for stolen American supplies. 7 June, 1945."
Yontan airfield, June 7, 1945.
All German citizens in the zone occupied by the western Allies are order to watch films of Belsen and Buchenwald.
Joseph Stalin instructed the Soviet delegation at San Francisco to drop its request for a Big Five veto over discussion of international disputes in the United Nations.
Winston Churchill refused a demand from the House of Commons to reveal all that was discussed at the Yalta Conference.
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