14 Mar 1946 | World War II Database

14 Mar 1946

Werner von Blomberg passed away. ww2dbase [Werner von Blomberg | CPC]
Prichett was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Prichett | CPC]
At the Nuremberg Trials, Hermann Göring said that the Spanish Civil War was used by the Luftwaffe to test out newly designed equipment and to battle-harden its personnel. ww2dbase [Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | CPC]
Averaging 200 landings per week, USS Ranger recorded her 82,000th carrier landing while serving as the qualification carrier at Pensacola, Florida. ww2dbase [Ranger | DS]

Germany

Chief administrator Alfons Klein of Hadamar Euthanasia Center in western Germany, which saw the death of nearly 15,000 handicapped and other undesirables, was executed by hanging. ww2dbase [Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Hadamar Euthanasia Center | CPC]

United States

USS Mero arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States and was assigned to the 19th Fleet. ww2dbase [Mare Island Navy Yard | Mero | Vallejo, California | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 14 Mar 1946

Japanese Army Lt Nakamura being led to the scaffold where he would be executed by hanging for beheading an Indian soldier at Pulau Island near Singapore during the war, 14 Mar 1946

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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