FDR for a fourth term; Hitler goes into a bunker; Anne Frank; Korea divided; 1945 was a momentous year in history as World War II drew to a close. What else happened that year?
What Happened in 1945?
Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a
fourth term as President.
What Happened in 1945?
Russians liberate the Lodz Ghetto—only
877 of the original 164,000 Jews who
lived there are still alive
What Happened in 1945?
The world’s first general purpose
electronic computer, the ENIAC, is
completed.
What Happened in 1945?
George S. Patton dies from injuries
received in a car accident
What Happened in 1945?
The world’s population is roughly 2,300,000,000
ie 2 billion, 300 million, although World War II is
tinkering with that number; not in a good way.
Over 60 million people are estimated to die in
this war, roughly three percent of entire human
species, although some estimates bump that
number to 80 million when including famine and
war-related diseases. The Soviet Union suffers
the most, with 13.7% of its population dying.
Interestingly, Greece is next with somewhere
between 7 to 11 percent of its population among
the dead, while Nazi Germany suffers 8.26 to
8.86% loss
What Happened in 1945?
The United States
suffers 407,300
combat deaths,
equating to .32% of its
population with only
six people killed in an
attack on American
soil when a woman
and five children
stumble across a
Japanese balloon
bomb in Oregon
What Happened in 1945?
American troops occupy the southern
part of Korea while Soviet troops occupy
the northern part—this will have
repercussions
What Happened in 1945?
Eddie Slovak is executed for desertion,
the first, and last, American soldier to be
executed for this offense since the Civil
War
What Happened in 1945?
Werner Von Braun and other German
rocket scientists surrender to the
Americans
For more Operation Paperclip, see that
Slideshare
What Happened in 1945?
Five Grumman TBM Avengers in Flight
19 disappear on a training mission in
what would be called the Bermuda
Triangle.
See my Atlantis books
What Happened in 1945?
The Wilhelm Gustloff is torpedoed and
sinks, killing an estimated 10,000 on
board—the greatest loss of life in a single
ship sinking
What Happened in 1945?
World War II officially ends on 1
September with the Japanese surrender
in Tokyo Bay
What Happened on 14
February 1945?
FDR is the first American President to
meet a Saudi King.
And the Dresden Firebombing.
It Is 14 February 1945
But What If It FDR doesn’t meet
King Ibn Saud?
And the Dresden Firebombing
doesn’t occur?
Travel back in time to the Great
Bitter Lake on 14 February 1945.
The day on which the first time a
U.S. President, Roosevelt, meets a
Saudi King.
Eagle’s Mission: Valentines Day
Travel back in time to Dresden, Germany
on 14 February 1945.
The day Dresden is firebombed.
Doc’s Mission: Valentines Day
Free audiobook shorts on Soundcloud from the
Time Patrol series.
Roland’s complete mission from Independence Day.
4 July 1865 at Gettysburg.
Mac’s complete mission from D-Day
6 June 1944 behind the lines at Normandy
What if Caesar wasn’t assassinated?
The complete mission on
15 March 44 BC.
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