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| ACC Roosevelt, Theodore |  |
5th June The Allied Control Commission administers Germany  after its occupation by the Allies |
| Allied Control Commission Russia Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| Initial Member of the Allied Control Commission over Germany |
| Allied Control Commission Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| Appointed Member of the Allied Control Commission |
| Associate Justice Clark, Tom Campbell | |
| Washington Appointed Associate Justice in the USA Supreme Court |
| Battle of Elbe Simpson, William Hood | |
| April Elbe Secures a bridgehead over the Elbe, 60 miles west of Berlin |
| Battle of Okinawa Buckner, Bolivar | |
| 1st April Okinawa Begins landing forces on the island of Okinawa, involves 550,000 |
5th April Okinawa The Japan  ese fortified HQ at Okinawa is discovered |
| 19th April Okinawa Orders a counterattack which fails & loses 1,000 casualties |
| May Okinawa Attacks the "Shuri line" |
| 17th June Okinawa Makes a broadcast asking the Japan ese at Okinawa to surender |
| 17th June Okinawa The USA forces divide the Japan ese garrison into 3 encircled pockets |
| 19th June Okinawa Killed while inspecting the 8th Marines |
| Battle of Rhineland Patton, George Smith | |
| 21st Mar Oppenheim Patton crosses the Rhine at Oppenheim |
| Bombing of Hiroshima Lewis, Robert | |
| 6th Aug Hiroshima A co-pilot on the Enola gay which drops the "little boy" a-bomb on Hiroshima |
| Bombing of Hiroshima Stimson, Henry Lewis | |
| Hiroshima Argues that by dropping the bomb 100,000 American lives will be saved |
| Hiroshima President Truman cables Stimson authorizing thebombing of Hiroshima |
| Bombing of Hiroshima Tibbets, Paul | |
| 6th Aug Hiroshima Flies the "Enola Gay" which drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima |
| Bombing of Hiroshima Truman, Harry S | |
| 24th July Hiroshima Decides to drop the A-bomb on Hiroshima |
| 5th Aug Hiroshima "Little Boy" is loaded onto the Enola Gay |
| Bombing of Nagasaki Truman, Harry S | |
| 9th Aug Nagasaki The USA drops the atomic bomb on Nagasaki |
| Burial Patton, George Smith | |
| Dec Hamm Buried among the soldiers who died in the battle of the Bulge |
| Capture Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 7th Mar Remagen The Alliescapture the Remagen Bridge, still intact, just South of Bonn |
| Capture Hodges, Courtney Hicks | |
| Remagen Captures the Bridge across the Rhine at Remagen |
| Capture Hoge, William Morris | |
| Remagen 1st Allied bridgehead over the Rhine |
| Remagen Combat Command B of the USA 9th Armored Division captures the bridge at Remagen |
| 7th Mar Remagen Commands Combat Command B of the USA 9th Armored Div which captures the Remagen bridge |
| Capture Patch, Alexander McCarrell | |
| April Munich Captures Munich |
| April Nuremburg Captures Nuremburg |
| Commander Hoge, William Morris | |
| Appointed Commander of the USA 4th Armoured Division |
| Commander MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 5th April Appointed Commander of the Army forces against Japan |
| Commander Patton, George Smith | |
| Oct Appointed Commander of the 15th Army |
| Conference of Potsdam Truman, Harry S | |
| 17th July Potsdam Churchill, Stalin & Truman agree the map for post war Europe |
| 17th July Potsdam Germany will divided into 4 zones |
17th July Potsdam Poland  's western frontier will follow the Oder-Neisse line |
17th July Potsdam Soviet  power in Eastern Europe is recognized |
| Conference of Yalta Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| Yalta Establishes "The right of all people to choose their Government" |
| 4th Feb Yalta A meeting of "the big 3" represented by Stalin, Roosevelt & Churchill |
| 4th Feb Yalta A meeting of "the big 3" to jointly gain Germany 's unconditional surrender |
| Conference of Yalta Truman, Harry S | |
| 12th April Yalta Roosevelt dies during the Yalta Conference |
| Constitution MacArthur, Douglas | |
| Draws up a newConstitution for Japan |
| Granted extraordinary powers in Japan which he uses as a benevolent dictator |
| Death Buckner, Bolivar | |
| 19th June Okinawa Death of Bolivar Buckner at the battle of Okinawa while inspecting the 8th Marines |
| Death Dewey, Peter | |
| 26th Sep Saigon Death of Peter Dewey, 1st American to die in Vietnam |
| Death Patton, George Smith | |
| 21st Dec Death of George Smith Patton |
| Declaration of Potsdam Kantaro, Suziki | |
July Potsdam USA & Britain  demand Japan 's unconditional surrender or "prompt & utter destruction" |
| Declaration of Potsdam Truman, Harry S | |
24th July Potsdam The US, Britain & Nationalist China  calls for unconditional Japan ese surrender |
| 24th July Potsdam USA , Britain & Nationalist China calls for unconditional Japan ese surrender |
| Diplomacy Stalin, Joseph | |
5th June USA , Britain , Russia & France  declare supreme authority over Germany |
| Diplomacy Hurley, Patrick | |
| Peking Reccomends thaty weoons should only be supplied to Chiang Kaishek |
| Diplomacy Truman, Harry S | |
| 12th April Truman is convinced by his war Cabinet that Russia is breaking its Yalta pledges |
| Dismissal Patton, George Smith | |
| Dismissed for disagreeing with Allied occupation policies |
| Downfall Truman, Harry S | |
| June The Allies prepare for the landinvasion of Japan , the plan is scrapped |
| General Bradley, Omar Nelson | |
| Appointed General |
| Government Hurley, Patrick | |
| Appointed USA Ambassador to China |
| Government Marshall, George Catlett | |
| 21st Nov Truman appoints General Marshall special representitive to China |
| Government Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| 19th Jan Inaugurated President of the USA |
| 12th April Death of Theodore Roosevelt |
| Government Truman, Harry S | |
| By the end of the yr 50,000 marines are in Korea |
| The USA establishes a naval base at Tsingtao |
| 12th April Appointed President of the USA , 33rd President, 1st term |
| 26th June Calls the UN "a great instrument for peace & security & human progress in the world" |
| 26th June Witnesses the signing of the charter of the United Nations |
| July Attlee & Truman meet & decide to establish the Nurnberg Tribunal for war crimes |
| 15th Aug Announces the unconditional surrender of Japan |
| 21st Nov Truman appoints General Marshall special representitive to China |
| Government Wallace, Henry | |
| Appointed Secretary of Commerce |
| Invasion of Czech Patton, George Smith | |
| 4th May Elements of the 3rd Army reach Czech |
| Invasion of Germany Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| River Elbe Stops at the Elbe & turns to the Alps where he beleives Hitler is forming a redoubt |
| Decides to leave Berlin to the Russians |
| 22nd Mar Rhineland USA troops in Germany cross the River Rhine at Nierstein & Oppenheim |
| Invasion of Germany Patch, Alexander McCarrell | |
| 26th Mar Worms Crosses the Rhine at Worms |
| Invasion of Germany Patton, George Smith | |
| 22nd Mar The 3rd Army crosses the Rhine & establishes its 1st bridgehead |
| Invention Atomic Bomb Truman, Harry S | |
| 16th July Berlin With Allied leaders in Potsdam when he hears news of the succesful test explosion |
| Liberation Buchenwald Patton, George Smith | |
| 18th April Buchenwald Liberates Buchenwald concentration camp |
| Liberation Prague Patton, George Smith | |
| 18th April Enters Czech oslovakia & liberates Prague |
| Massacre Boyle, Hal | |
| Jan Malmedy Reports on the GI massacre by Nazis in "Stars & Stripes" |
| Military Governor Patton, George Smith | |
| May Appointed Military Govrernor of Bavaria |
| Mobilization Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 25th April River Elbe The USA & Soviet troops meet Leckwitz & Torgau on the River Elbe |
| Nuclear Warfare Farrell, Thomas F | |
| 16th July New Witnesses the testNuclear explosion & says, "the war is over" |
| 16th July Witnesses the testNuclear explosion & says, "the war is over" |
| Nuremberg War Trials Great Britain Parker, John | |
| Nuremberg One of the Judges at the Nuremburg War Trials |
| Nuremberg War Trials Biddle, Francis | |
| Nuremberg One of the Judges at the Nuremburg War Trials |
| Nuremberg War Trials Jackson, Robert | |
| Nuremberg One of the Chief Prosecutors at the Nuremburg War Trials |
| 21st Nov Nuremberg Opens the case for the prosecution of alleged war criminals |
| Occupation Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| May Responsible for ordering the occupation of the USA controlled part of Germany |
| Publication Kantor, MacKinlay | |
| Publication of, "Glory For Me" |
| Report Acheson Lilienthal Acheson, Dean Gooderham | |
| Urges international control of atomic power |
| Rule of Germany Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 5th June USA ., Britain , Russia & France declare supreme authority over Germany |
| Rule of Germany Stalin, Joseph | |
| 5th June USA , Britain , Russia & France declare supreme authority over Germany |
| Rule of Germany Truman, Harry S | |
| 5th June USA ., Britain , Russia & France declare supreme authority over Germany |
| Secretary of State Byrnes, James Francis | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| Siege of Berlin Simpson, William Hood | |
| 15th April Berlin Ordered to bring his forces to halt, might have reached Berlin before the Soviet s |
| Siege of Ledo Road Stilwell, Joseph Warren | |
| Ledo Road Reopens the Ledo Road into China , it is renamed the Stilwell Road |
| Supreme Commander MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 15th Aug Appointed Supreme Commander for Allied Powers |
| Surrender Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 7th May Rheims Accepts the unconditional surrender of the Germans |
| Surrender MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 15th Aug Inititiates action with Japan for the cessation of hostilities |
| 30th Aug Atsugi Air Base Arrives by plane at Atsugi airodrome to take the formal surrender of Japan |
| 3rd Sep Formally accepts the surrender of Japan on the aircraft-carrier Missouri |
| Surrender Stilwell, Joseph Warren | |
| Rikuyu Islands Receives the surrender of the Japan ese in the Rikuyu Islands |
| Trial MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 22nd Sep Instructs the creation of an international war tribunal to try Japan ese war criminals |
| Ultimatum Potsdam Truman, Harry S | |
| 27th July Potsdam The Japan ese have to choose "utter devastation or unconditional surrender" |
| Under Secretary Acheson, Dean Gooderham | |
| Appointed Under Secretary of State |
| Victory in Europe VE Day Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 2nd May Planned & commanded thecapture of Germany until VE-Day |
| Victory in Europe VE Day Truman, Harry S | |
| 8th May Washington Makes the announcement of Allied victory over the Axis powers in Europe at 3 p.m. |
