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Today in World War II History—April 5, 1940 & 1945

Sunday, April 5, 2020 by Sarah Sundin
Destruction in Würzburg, Germany, April 1945 (US Army Center of Military History)

Destruction in Würzburg, Germany, April 1945 (US Army Center of Military History)

80 Years Ago—April 5, 1940: Turkey orders girls 11-16 to obtain military training—sharpshooting, first aid.

75 Years Ago—Apr. 5, 1945: USSR denounces the five-year neutrality pact signed with Japan in April 1941.

US Seventh Army takes Würzburg, Germany after heavy fighting.

French troops enter Germany’s Black Forest.

“Freeman Field Mutiny” begins as African-American officers of the 447th Bomb Group attempt to integrate the all-white officers’ club at Freeman Army Air Field, IN; 61 will be arrested in the 2-day nonviolent protest.

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