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(515)1945
January
February
March
April
May
- 23
- The arrest of the Flensburg governmentOn 23 May 1945 at Flensburg-Mürwik, British troops acting on Eisenhower's orders arrested Dönitz, Jodl and the ministers of the Third Reich's last government.
- The death of HimmlerDetained on 21 May 1945 with false papers, Himmler revealed his identity in a British camp. On 23 May at Lüneburg he bit a cyanide capsule and died.
June
July
- 26
- Labour wins the electionOn 26 July 1945 the results of the 5 July election were declared. Labour won 393 seats, Churchill resigned and Clement Attlee became Prime Minister.
- Key eventThe Potsdam DeclarationOn 26 July 1945 the US, Britain and China called on Japan to surrender its armed forces unconditionally under threat of “prompt and utter destruction”.