17 July 1945

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Start of Potsdam Conference

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1,500 US Navy and Royal Navy aircraft attack Tokyo. No Japanese fighter opposition is encountered

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The Wickes class destroyer USS Bernadou (DD-153) is decommissioned after earning five battle stars during the Second World War, for escorting Convoy ON-67, Operation Torch, the invasion of Sicily, the Salerno landings and escorting Convoy UGS-40

 


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 17 July 1945, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1945_07_17.html

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