March 1945

Saturday 03:

World War II: Hundreds of people die in The Hague after the Royal Air Force mistakenly bombs a civilian area in the city.

Wednesday 07:

World War II: American troops seize the bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany and begin to cross.

Friday 09:

American B-29 bombers attack Tokyo, Japan with incendiary bombs. The resulting fire storm kills over 100,000 people.

Saturday 10:

The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting firestorm kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.

Friday 16:

Würzburg, Germany is 90% destroyed, with 5,000 dead, in only 20 minutes by British bombers.

Sunday 18:

World War II: 1,250 American bombers attack Berlin.

Monday 19:

World War II: Adolf Hitler issues his "Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in Germany be destroyed.

Wednesday 21:

World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma

Thursday 22:

The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.

Tuesday 27:

World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins.

Thursday 29:

World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.

Friday 30:

World War II: Soviet Union forces invade Austria and take Vienna; Alger Hiss congratulated in Moscow for his part in bringing about the Western betrayal at the Yalta Conference.