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- On January 31, 1945, American prisoners of war from Stalag III-C were caught, tragically, in a firefight between German guards and Soviet troops.
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Famous Deaths. Eddie Slovik, 1st American executed for desertion since Civil War at 25. 1945 Highlights. About January 31, 1945. Day of the Week: Wednesday. How Long Ago? 79 years, 1 month and 28 days. Leap Year: No. Generation: Silent Generation. Chinese Zodiac: Monkey. Star Sign: Aquarius. Jan 30, 1945. Feb 1, 1945. All Days. All Types.
On January 31, 1945, American prisoners of war from Stalag III-C were caught, tragically, in a firefight between German guards and Soviet troops. August 23, 2023 It is a terrible truth about the end of World War II in Europe that thousands of men, women, and children perished shortly before or even immediately after their liberation from German ...
Jan 30 German passenger ship Wilhelm Gustloff torpedoed off Danzig by a Soviet submarine - killing about 9,000 people, the world's greatest maritime disaster Jan 31 Soviet troops reach the Oder River, less that 50 miles from Berlin
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On this day, Pvt. Eddie Slovik becomes the first American soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion-and the only one who suffered such a fate during World War II.
Slovik stayed on with the Canadians until October 5, when they turned him and his buddy over to the American military police. They were reunited with the 28th Division, which had been moved to Elsenborn, Belgium. No charges were brought, as replacements getting lost early on in their tours of duty were not unusual. But exactly one day after Slovik ...
The 28th Division had many cases of soldiers wounding themselves or deserting in the hopes of a prison sentence that might protect them from the perils of combat. A legal officer of the 28th offered Slovik a deal: dive into combat immediately and avoid the court-martial. Slovik refused. He was tried on November 11 for desertion and was convicted in...
Sloviks appeal failed. It was held that he directly challenged the authority of the United States and that future discipline depends upon a resolute reply to this challenge. Slovik had to pay for his recalcitrant attitude, and the military made an example of him. One last appeal was made-to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander-bu...
Slovik was shot and killed by a 12-man firing squad in eastern France. None of the rifleman even flinched, firmly believing Slovik had gotten what he deserved.
January 31, 1945 (Wednesday) The Battle for the Kapelsche Veer ended in Allied victory. The Battle of Hill 170 ended in British Indian victory. Podgaje massacre: The German Waffen-SS carried out a massacre of some 160–210 Polish POWs in the village of Podgaje (see German atrocities committed against Polish prisoners of war).
Dec 13, 2019 · Official U.S. Army maps chronicle the progression of the Battle of the Bulge, from December 25, 1944 to January 31, 1945. Credit: Matthew W. Chwastyk, NGM Staff. Source: Library of Congress....
January 31, 1945 is the 31 st day of the year 1945 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 334 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday. Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 18, 1945 – a Wednesday.