20 Nov 1945
- Max Merten, already in captivity as a prisoner of war, was arrested for war crimes. ww2dbase [Max Merten | CPC]
- The French flag lowered for the final time at treaty port of Kouang-Tchéou-Wan (Chinese: Guangzhouwan) in southern China. ww2dbase [Guangzhouwan | CPC]
- Trial of the Major War Criminals of the Nuremberg Trials began. Soviet SMERSH officers Leonid Kozlovtsev, Krasilnikov, and Khelipsky arrived in Nürnberg, Germany, presumably to help oversee the Soviet prosecution team. ww2dbase [Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Nürnberg, Franken | CPC]
- Settsu was struck from the Japanese Navy list for the second time. ww2dbase [Settsu | CPC]
- Landing ship No. 174 was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | CPC]
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