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1945 in military history
- Berlin Declaration (1945)Germany's May 1945 military surrender never said who would govern the country. The Berlin Declaration did.
- Surrender of JapanArmy officers staged a coup to seize Emperor Hirohito's surrender recording.
- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiKyoto was taken off the atomic bomb target list because one official admired the city. Nagasaki was added in its place.
- End of World War II in AsiaJapan's Tokyo Bay surrender was not the end of the war in Asia. The last major surrender came October 25, 1945.
- Death of Benito MussoliniThe partisan who shot Mussolini in 1945 borrowed a submachine gun because his own weapon had jammed.
- End of World War II in EuropeOne signature in a Reims schoolhouse ended World War II in Europe. Jodl signed at 02:41 on the 7th of May.
- Hirohito surrender broadcastHirohito's 1945 broadcast ending the war never used the word surrender. Many listeners were left confused.
- Operation PlutoEvery adviser said an oil pipeline under the English Channel was impossible, until one engineer disagreed.
- Battle of BerlinThe famous photo of Soviet soldiers planting a flag on the Reichstag was a re-enactment.
- Trinity (nuclear test)Before the first nuclear test, scientists bet on the result, and one physicist bet on a complete dud.