March 1945 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in March 1945.
The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on March 1945: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of March 1945?
Events
- 01 Mar 1945 FDR announces success of Yalta Conference
- 02 Mar 1945 King Michael of Romania gives in to Communist government.
- 03 Mar 1945 RAF bombing error hits The Hague killing 511.
- 04 Mar 1945 Lapland War: Finland declares war on Nazi Germany.
- 05 Mar 1945 Generals Eisenhower, Patton and Patch meet in Luneville
- 06 Mar 1945 117 SD-prisoners executed at Savage Farm.
- 07 Mar 1945 US 9th Armoured Division attacks Remagen, Germany, crosses Rhine.
- 08 Mar 1945 Kiss Me Kate opens in Britain
- 09 Mar 1945 334 US B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120,000 fire bomb
- 10 Mar 1945 Japan declares Vietnam Independence
- 11 Mar 1945 1,000 allied bombers harass Essen with 4,662 ton bombs.
- 12 Mar 1945 30 Amsterdammers executed by German occupiers.
- 13 Mar 1945 Queen Wilhelmina returns to the Netherlands
- 14 Mar 1945 RAF bomb cuts railway link Hannover-Hamm.
- 15 Mar 1945 17th Academy Awards - Going my Way, Bing Cosby and Ingrid Bergman win
- 16 Mar 1945 Allies secure Iwo Jima
- 17 Mar 1945 Allied ships bomb North-Sumatra.
- 18 Mar 1945 US Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu.
- 19 Mar 1945 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan
- 20 Mar 1945 US 70th Infantry division / 7th Armour division attack Saar
- 21 Mar 1945 During WWII Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany
- 22 Mar 1945 US third Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein.
- 23 Mar 1945 British 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine
- 24 Mar 1945 Gen Eisenhower, Montgomery and Bradley discuss advance in Germany
- 25 Mar 1945 US first army breaks out bridgehead near Remagen.
- 26 Mar 1945 British Premier Churchill looks over at the Rhine
- 27 Mar 1945 DePaul beats Bowling Green for NIT title.
- 28 Mar 1945 Last German V-1 (buzz bomb) attack on London, England.
- 29 Mar 1945 World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.
- 30 Mar 1945 USSR invades Austria during WWII
- 31 Mar 1945 US artillery lands on Keise Shima; begins firing on Okinawa.
- 03 Mar 1945 World War II: In poor visibility, the RAF mistakenly bombs the Bezuidenhout area of The Hague, Netherlands, killing 511 people.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in March 1945?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - More and More
- Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Rum and Coca-cola
- Les Brown & His Orchestra (Vocal Doris Day) - Sentimental Journey
- Abe Lyman & His California Orchestra - Rum and Coca-Cola
- Pied Pipers - Dream
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
