Born in January 1945 - Zodiac Signs, Personality and Horoscopes

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January 1945 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in January 1945

• January 1, 1945: Operation Bodenplatte, Luftwaffe's attempt to cripple Allied air forces in Low Countries.
• January 6, 1945: German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Hungary from Soviets.
• January 9, 1945: American and Australian troops land at Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, occupied by Japan since 1942.
• January 12, 1945: Soviet Union begins Vistula–Oder Offensive against German Army in Eastern Europe.
• January 13, 1945: Soviet Union begins East Prussian Offensive to eliminate German forces in East Prussia.
• January 17, 1945: Soviet Union occupies Warsaw, Poland.
• January 18, 1945: SS begins evacuation of Auschwitz concentration camp; 60,000 prisoners forced to march, 15,000 die.
• January 19, 1945: Soviet forces liberate Łódź Ghetto; only 877 Jews remain of initial population of 164,000.
• January 20, 1945: Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn in for fourth term as U.S. President, only President to exceed two terms.
• January 21, 1945: Two trains collide at Grünhagen railroad station, East Prussia, killing 140-150 people.
• January 23, 1945: Hungary agrees to armistice with Allies.
• January 24, 1945: AP war correspondent Joseph Morton and others executed by Germans at Mauthausen concentration camp.
• January 26, 1945: 19-year-old U.S. Staff Sergeant Audie Murphy sees action at Holtzwihr, France, awarded Medal of Honor.
• January 27, 1945: Soviet Red Army liberates Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps.
• January 30, 1945: MV Wilhelm Gustloff sunk by Soviet submarine, greatest loss of life in a single ship sinking.
• January 31, 1945: Battle of Hill 170 in Burma Campaign ends with British victory, causing Japanese withdrawal.