5 Mar 1946

Japan
  • Iwane Matsui entered Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Iwane Matsui | Tokyo | CPC]
United States
  • Winston Churchill gave the "Iron Curtain" speech at Fulton College (now Westminster College), Missouri, United States. ww2dbase [Winston Churchill | Fulton, Missouri | CPC]
  • USS DD-224 was taken under tow by tug ATR-23 early in the morning. The pair arrived at San Francisco, California, United States at 1000 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | San Francisco, California | CPC]

5 Mar 1946 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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