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1945JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberFrom top to bottom, left to right: The Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastate Japan and force the Surrender of Japan, ending World War II; the Battle of Berlin brings the fall of Nazi Germany, the death of Adolf Hitler, and the end of World War II in Europe; the Battle of Iwo Jima sees the United States capture a vital island after fierce fighting; the Yalta Conference unites Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin to shape postwar Europe and establish the United Nations; the Bombing of Dresden levels the city with heavy civilian losses; the death of Benito Mussolini marks the collapse of Fascist Italy; the Bombing of Tokyo becomes one of the deadliest air raids of the war; the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt sees Harry S. Truman assume the U.S. presidency; 1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash in New York City, killing 14 people; A Sherman Firefly during the Battle of the Bulge, which ended in a decisive Allied victory; and Ho Chi Minh reading the declaration of independence, establishing the Democratic Republic of VietnamCalendar yearWikimedia Commons has media related to 1945.1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1945th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 945th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1940s decade.

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