Chronology of World War II

May 1945

Wednesday, May 30th


Air Operations, CBI

CHINA
  • 7 341st Medium Bomb Group B-25s attack a bridge at Sincheng and rail yards at Sinsiang.
  • 28 14th Air Force fighter-bombers attack numerous targets at 11 locations.
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Air Operations, East Indies

XIII Bomber Command B-24s and XIII Fighter Command P-38s attack several targets on Borneo.

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Air Operations, Formosa

  • 117 V Bomber Command B-24s attack anti-aircraft batteries and town areas at Takao.
  • B-25s attack the Shinei area.
  • V Fighter Command fighter-bombers sweep coastal areas.
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Air Operations, Japan

28 318th Fighter Group P-47s attack shipping and a lighthouse on islands south of Kyushu.

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Air Operations, Philippines

V Bomber Command A-20s attack targets on Luzon.

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Air Operations, Ryukyus

US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft support US 10th Army ground forces on Okinawa and attack airfields in the Sakishima Islands.

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France, Home Front

100,000 German PoWs are to be used to clear 100 million mines.

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Germany

Zhukov is appointed as the Soviet representative on the Allied Control Commission.

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Iran

The Foreign Minister demands(asks for?) the withdrawal of all British, US and Russian forces.

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Okinawa

In the US XXIV Corps sector, the 77th Div penetrates among the ruins of the village of Shuri. The 7th Div overcomes Japanese resistance near Karadera. Most of the enemy have already retired farther south.

The US advance reaches Shuri south of the former Japanese positions.

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Pacific

The Japanese submarine I-12 is sunk by aircraft (VC-13) from the US escort carrier Anzio in the Philippine Sea.

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Philippines

On Negros Island, all organized resistance by the Japanese in the western part of the island ceases.

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Syria

Damascus is again bombed by the French.

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Images from May 30, 1945

Morotai - 30 May 1945 Preparing for OBOE 6 - LVTs being loaded at Slot 7 - 727th Amphibian Tractor Bn

727th Amphibian Tractor Bn


727th Amphibian Tractor Bn

Naha Finals-Perched on the rim of a gaping hole in the wall of a theatre in the Ryukyu capital, a Marine rifleman views the result of the American bombardment of Naha. Structure skeletons are all that remain of the city with a pre-invasion population of 66,000 people

Damage to Naha


Damage to Naha

General Charles de Gaulle (right) greats General Giraud near Algiers, 30 May 1945

de Gaulle and Giraud


de Gaulle and Giraud

Ceremonies at Memorial Day, Margraten, Holland, 30 May 1945, pictures courtesy of the 8th Armored Division Association

Memorial Day Margraten, Holland


Memorial Day Margraten, Holland

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