21 Nov 1945
  • All accused at the Trial of the Major War Criminals of the Nuremberg Trials pleaded not guilty. ww2dbase [Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | CPC]
  • The Auto Workers Union closed 100 General Motors factories in the United States. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • Otto Skorzeny was transferred to the witness wing at Nuremberg, Germany. ww2dbase [Otto Skorzeny | CPC]
United States
  • Lieutenant General Alexander Patch died of pneumonia at Brooke General Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, United States where he had been hospitalized with lung problems. ww2dbase [San Antonio, Texas | AC]
Photo(s) dated 21 Nov 1945
King, Forrestal, and Nimitz at the Navy Department, Washington DC, United States, 21 Nov 1945

21 Nov 1945 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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