Today in World War II History—March 20, 1945
Friday, March 20, 2020 by Sarah Sundin

WWII Poster
75 Years Ago—March 20, 1945: On Luzon, a Filipino force takes San Fernando, led by US Col. Russell Volckmann, who had refused to surrender to the Japanese in 1942.
British & Indian troops take Mandalay, Burma.

Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten addressing men of British Royal Armoured Corps, Mandalay, Burma, 21 Mar 1945 (Imperial War Museum: SE 3484)