31 Dec 1945
  • US Marine Corps end-of-year report noted that there were about 46,000 Marines stationed in Northern China at this time. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • Joseph Stalin ordered Aleksandr Nobikov to put his son Vasilii Stalin on the promotion list for general rank even though Nobikov thought the younger Stalin was not yet experienced enough for such high rank. ww2dbase [Joseph Stalin | CPC]
Canada 31 Dec 1945 Photos
Liberty Ship SS Carlos Carrillo, in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, circa late 1945 or early 1946Diagram of Iwo Jima invasion beaches with lines of approach used by boats from APA Sanborn drawn by Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen after WW2

31 Dec 1945 Interactive Map




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