Thursday, February 1, 1945. Advances in east and west.

"Members of Co. I, 23rd Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, U.S. First Army, cross a clearing in the Monschau Forest, on the Belgian-German border. 1 February, 1945. Company I, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.

The Second Battle of Kesternich ended in a US victory.

The Red Army reached Liebenow and took Torun.

The North Tube of the Lincoln Tunnel was opened.

Prince Kiril of Bulgaria, and Bogdan Filov, Prime Minister from 1940 to 1943, were executed under orders of the new Communist government.

The sentences were overturned in 1996.

Last edition:

Wednesday, January 31, 1945. Fifty miles from Berlin.

Labels: 1940s, 1945, Airborne, Army, Battle for the Kapelsche Veer, Battle of Hill 170, Berlin Germany, British Army, Burma, Crime, Indian Army, Philippines, Red Army, The Podgaje Massacre, World War Two

Wednesday, December 13, 1944. USS Goshen commissioned.

Today In Wyoming's History: December 13: Today is St. Lucy's Day. She is one of the patrons of writers. 

1944 The USS Goshen, originally named the Sea Hare, commissioned.  She was a fast attack transport.

The USS Goshen was sold in 1947 to American Mail Lines Ltd and renamed Canada Mail. In 1963 her name was changed to California Mail. In 1968, she was sold to Waterman Steamship, re-registered as the La Fayette. She was scrapped in 1973.

The US prevailed in the Battle of Metz.

The First Battle of Kesternich began on the German border with Belgium.

The Battle of Mindoro began in the Philippines

The Myōkō was  damaged beyond repair by the USS Bergall.

The USS Nashville was severely damaged off Negros Island by a kamikaze attack.

The U-365 was sunk in the Artic Ocean by a Fairey Swordfish.

The Great Snowstorm of 1944 ended.

Last edition:

Tuesday, December 12, 1944. Heavy artillery.

Labels: 1940s, 1944, boats and ships, British Army, Dekemvriana (Δεκεμβριανά), Germany, Greek Civil War, Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre, Royal Air Force, World War Two