1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919
1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929
1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939
1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949
1 Jan 1949
Netherlands
- Conrad Helfrich retired from the Dutch Navy. ww2dbase [Conrad Helfrich | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 1 Jan 1949
2 Jan 1949
China
- Chen Changjie received a letter from the Chinese Communists urging his surrender of Tianjin, China; he would reject the request. ww2dbase [Chen Changjie | Tianjin | CPC]
5 Jan 1949
Taiwan
- Chen Cheng was named the Chairman of Taiwan Province, Republic of China and the Chief of Police. ww2dbase [Chen Cheng | CPC]
7 Jan 1949
- Israeli aircraft attacked and shot down four Spitfire Mk XVIII fighters (of No. 208 Squadron RAF) and a Hawker Tempest fighter which were conducting reconnaissance patrols over Israel. Two RAF pilots were killed. ww2dbase [AC]
8 Jan 1949
Japan
- Yoshijiro Umezu passed away from rectal cancer while in imprisonment in Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Yoshijiro Umezu | Tokyo | CPC]
10 Jan 1949
China
- Du Yuming was captured by communist forces at the Battle of Xubang (also known as the Huaihai Campaign) in Yongcheng, city of Shangqiu, Henan Province, China. ww2dbase [Du Yuming | Shangqiu, Henan | CPC]
13 Jan 1949
China
- Chen Changjie received an ultimatum from the Chinese Communists regarding the surrender of Tianjin, China; he again rejected the request. ww2dbase [Chen Changjie | Tianjin | CPC]
15 Jan 1949
China
- Chen Changjie was captured by Chinese Communist forces in Tianjin, China. ww2dbase [Chen Changjie | Tianjin | CPC]
20 Jan 1949
United States
21 Jan 1949
China
- Chiang Kaishek stepped down as the President of the Republic of China. ww2dbase [Chiang Kaishek | CPC]
- Acting President Li Zongren pardoned Wei Lihuang. ww2dbase [Wei Lihuang | CPC]
Germany
- Fritz Knoechlein, formerly an officer in the German SS Toptenkopf, went to the gallows in Hamburg, Germany, having been found guilty of "committing a war crime in that in the vicinity of Paradis, Pas-de-Calais, France, on or about 27 May 1940, in violation of the laws and usages of war, was concerned in the killing of about ninety prisoners of war, members of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Norfolk Regiment and other British units". ww2dbase [Hamburg | AC]
25 Jan 1949
Photo(s) dated 25 Jan 1949
31 Jan 1949
- Omar Bradley was promoted to the permanent rank of general. ww2dbase [Omar Bradley | CPC]
7 Feb 1949
China
- Li Mi met with Chiang Kaishek over a meal and reported to Chiang his Nov 1948 total defeat at the hand of the communists near Chenguan County, Henan Province, China. ww2dbase [Li Mi | CPC]
14 Feb 1949
- The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, convened for the first time. ww2dbase [AC]
15 Feb 1949
Photo(s) dated 15 Feb 1949
16 Feb 1949
Japan
- Shigeru Yoshida became the 49th Prime Minister of Japan. ww2dbase [Shigeru Yoshida | CPC]
18 Feb 1949
Photo(s) dated 18 Feb 1949
24 Feb 1949
- Israel signed an armistice with Egypt to de-escalate the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Israeli Independence War. ww2dbase [CPC]
25 Feb 1949
Photo(s) dated 25 Feb 1949
28 Feb 1949
- USS Bergall conculded a tour of the Far East. ww2dbase [Bergall | CPC]
1 Mar 1949
United States
Photo(s) dated 1 Mar 1949
5 Mar 1949
- Nikolai Voznesensky was removed from his position as the Chairman of the State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union. ww2dbase [Nikolai Voznesensky | CPC]
- Maksim Saburov became the Chairman of State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union. ww2dbase [Maksim Saburov | CPC]
6 Mar 1949
- Milwaukee was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Milwaukee | CPC]
7 Mar 1949
Photo(s) dated 7 Mar 1949
9 Mar 1949
- Mikhail Rodionov stepped down as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR. ww2dbase [Mikhail Rodionov | CPC]
12 Mar 1949
China
- He Yingqin was named the third head of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China and the chairman of the US aid committee. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
18 Mar 1949
United States
- Edward Brooks was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and was named the Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel of the US Army. ww2dbase [Edward Brooks | CPC]
19 Mar 1949
United States
23 Mar 1949
- Israel signed an armistice with Lebanon to de-escalate the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Israeli Independence War. ww2dbase [CPC]
24 Mar 1949
- Iowa was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Iowa | CPC]
31 Mar 1949
Newfoundland
- Newfoundland became a province of Canada. ww2dbase [AC]
1 Apr 1949
- General Alexander Vandegrift, Commandant of the US Marine Corps, retired after over 40 years of service. ww2dbase [Alexander Vandegrift | AC]
3 Apr 1949
- Israel signed an armistice with Jordan to de-escalate the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Israeli Independence War. ww2dbase [CPC]
4 Apr 1949
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed. ww2dbase [CPC]
5 Apr 1949
United Kingdom
- Noor Inayat Khan was posthumously awarded the George Cross. ww2dbase [Noor Inayat Khan | CPC]
6 Apr 1949
Photo(s) dated 6 Apr 1949
7 Apr 1949
- Ma Bufang and Ma Hongkui announced that they would continue to fight against the Communists despite the string of victories that the Communists had been achieving in the Chinese Civil War. ww2dbase [Ma Bufang | CPC]
11 Apr 1949
Photo(s) dated 11 Apr 1949
18 Apr 1949
- Ireland (Eire) gained full independence from the United Kingdom, forming the new Republic of Ireland. It also terminated its Commonwealth membership. ww2dbase [AC]
United States
- The keel of the new 60,000-ton aircraft carrier, USS United States, was laid down at Newport News, Virginia, United States ten days after the purchase of 39 giant six-engine B-36 bombers was announced. The US Air Force was well aware that the purchase price of 234 milion dollars would be challenged by Congress and compared unfavourably with the estimated cost for the carrier of only 189 million dollars. The Air Force went so far as to claim that the Navy was lying about the price, for it knew that the real cost would be close to 500 million dollars. ww2dbase [AC]
22 Apr 1949
China
- He Yingqin was named the acting Minister of Defense. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 22 Apr 1949
23 Apr 1949
China
- Chinese communist forces captured Nanjing, China and announced the end of the Nationalist Party government. ww2dbase [Nanjing | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 23 Apr 1949
24 Apr 1949
- Sun Chu was captured by Chinese communist forces at Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. ww2dbase [Sun Chu | CPC]
6 May 1949
United Kingdom
- HMS Mauritius was recommissioned into service. ww2dbase [Mauritius | CPC]
7 May 1949
United States
- US Public Law 58-81 changed Henry Arnold's rank of General of the Army to General of the Air Force, making him the only man to hold five-star rank in two separate US military branches. ww2dbase [Henry Arnold | CPC]
11 May 1949
- Siam was renamed to Thailand for the second time. ww2dbase [CPC]
12 May 1949
Germany
- In Germany, the Berlin Blockade was lifted. ww2dbase [Berlin | CPC]
13 May 1949
- The English Electric Canberra, Britain's first Jet bomber, took its first flight. ww2dbase [AC]
China
- He Yingqin resigned his government postings and would soon depart China for Hong Kong and later Taiwan. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
16 May 1949
United States
19 May 1949
Taiwan
- Chen Cheng announced martial law in the Republic of China, which was effectively the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, and other surrounding islands under Chinese control. ww2dbase [Chen Cheng | CPC]
20 May 1949
- Damaskinos passed away. ww2dbase [Damaskinos | CPC]
23 May 1949
- Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, the constitution of West Germany, came into effect. ww2dbase [CPC]
27 May 1949
- The Central Intelligence Agency Act was passed by the US Congress. ww2dbase [AC]
28 May 1949
Trinidad
- Waller Air Force Base on Trinidad was closed. ww2dbase [Chaguramas | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 28 May 1949
6 Jun 1949
China
- He Yingqin stepped down from his position as the head of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China and as the chairman of the US aid committee. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
9 Jun 1949
- Edmund Herring was made a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. ww2dbase [Edmund Herring | CPC]
12 Jun 1949
China
- He Yingqin stepped down as the acting Minister of Defense. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
13 Jun 1949
French Indochina
- Bao Dai was made the Chief of State of Vietnam. ww2dbase [Bao Dai | CPC]
20 Jun 1949
- Beaufighter and Mosquito aircraft of the Dominican Republic attacked the remaining elements of a failed Guatemalan invasion force, strafing a PBY Catalina aircraft, with fifteen soldiers aboard, which had been forced down offshore during the previous days fighting. ww2dbase [AC]
Russia
- Filipp Golikov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the fourth time. ww2dbase [Filipp Golikov | CPC]
- Aleksandr Vasilevsky was awarded the Order of Red Banner for the second time. ww2dbase [Aleksandr Vasilevsky | CPC]
- Georgy Zhukov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the third time. ww2dbase [Georgy Zhukov | CPC]
26 Jun 1949
- Captain Henry Richter was named the commanding officer of USS Saint Paul. ww2dbase [Saint Paul | CPC]
Japan
Korea
- Kim Gu was assassinated by Ahn Doo-hee in Seoul, South Korea. ww2dbase [Kim Gu | Seoul | CPC]
30 Jun 1949
Japan
- Prince Morihiro's son Hidehiko was born. ww2dbase [Morihiro | CPC]
5 Jul 1949
Photo(s) dated 5 Jul 1949
6 Jul 1949
- USS Charr arrived at Portland, Oregon, United States. ww2dbase [Charr | CPC]
14 Jul 1949
- The Soviet Union successfully detonated an atomic bomb. ww2dbase [CPC]
Photo(s) dated 14 Jul 1949
20 Jul 1949
- Israel signed an armistice with Syria to de-escalate the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Israeli Independence War. ww2dbase [CPC]
29 Jul 1949
Photo(s) dated 29 Jul 1949
1 Aug 1949
Taiwan
- Hiroshi Nemoto arrived at a hot springs resort at Beitou, Taiwan, Republic of China. ww2dbase [Hiroshi Nemoto | Beitou | CPC]
2 Aug 1949
- USS Manta was recommissioned into service with Lieutenant E. H. Edwards, Jr. in command. Her designation changed from SS-299 to ESS-299. ww2dbase [Manta | CPC]
8 Aug 1949
Photo(s) dated 8 Aug 1949
11 Aug 1949
- Omar Bradley was appointed the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ww2dbase [Omar Bradley | CPC]
12 Aug 1949
- USS Baya was redesignated AGSS-318. ww2dbase [Baya | CPC]
15 Aug 1949
- McDougal was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [McDougal | CPC]
20 Aug 1949
United States
24 Aug 1949
United States
27 Aug 1949
China
- Li Mi was ordered to move Chinese 8th Corps to Yunnan Province, China. ww2dbase [Li Mi | CPC]
28 Aug 1949
Photo(s) dated 28 Aug 1949
1 Sep 1949
- USS Manta's designation changed from ESS-299 to AGSS-299. ww2dbase [Manta | CPC]
2 Sep 1949
- The prototype of de Havilland Venom jet fighter took its first flight. ww2dbase [AC]
6 Sep 1949
China
- Lu Han hosted Chiang Kaishek for lunch at his home in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China; Chiang met with several high ranking officials at Lu's home before departing for Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. ww2dbase [Lu Han | Kunming, Yunnan | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 6 Sep 1949
19 Sep 1949
- The Fairey Gannet aircraft, built to a Royal Navy requirement for a carrier-borne aircraft that could both hunt and kill submarines, took its first flight. ww2dbase [AC]
21 Sep 1949
China
- He Yingqin was named the chairman of the military committee of the Office of the President of the Republic of China. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
23 Sep 1949
- US President Harry S. Truman announced to the world that there was positive evidence that the Soviet Union had detonated an atomic bomb; this highlighted the fact that the US monopoly of nuclear weapons had ended and marked the beginning of East-West confrontation known as the Cold War. ww2dbase [Harry Truman | AC]
30 Sep 1949
- USS Sea Cat was redesignated AGSS-399. ww2dbase [Sea Cat | CPC]
1 Oct 1949
China
- Chinese communists declared victory in the Chinese civil war, renaming Beiping ("Northern Peace") to Beijing ("Northern Capital") to serve as their capital city; the Republic of China government withdrew to the island of Taiwan, where it still remains. ww2dbase [Beijing | CPC]
United States
- George Marshall was named the President of the American Red Cross organization. ww2dbase [George Marshall | CPC]
5 Oct 1949
Photo(s) dated 5 Oct 1949
6 Oct 1949
Germany
- The last sortie of the Berlin Airlift was made when an RAF Hastings aircraft, captained by Flight Lieutenant H. D. Harper, delivered a cargo of coal from RAF Schleswigland in northern Germany to RAF Gatow in Berlin, Germany. ww2dbase [AC]
United States
- Iva Toguri D'Aquino was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of US$10,000 for taking part in Japanese propaganda efforts during the war. ww2dbase [Iva Toguri | CPC]
16 Oct 1949
- Greek National Army defeated the communists, marking the end of the Greek Civil War. ww2dbase [CPC]
17 Oct 1949
Photo(s) dated 17 Oct 1949
21 Oct 1949
Switzerland
- The United States paid 62,176,433.06 Swiss francs (not including US$4,000,000 already paid by Oct 1944) to Switzerland for accidental damage done by American bombers during the war. ww2dbase [CPC]
11 Nov 1949
Photo(s) dated 11 Nov 1949
18 Nov 1949
United Kingdom
- A Douglas C-74 Globemaster I aircraft of the USAF's MATS landed at RAF Marham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom after a non-stop flight from the US. It carried a total of 103 passengers and crew, then the largest number of people carried across the North Atlantic in a single flight. ww2dbase [Marham, England | AC]
Photo(s) dated 18 Nov 1949
21 Nov 1949
Libya
- The United Nations passed the resolution for Libya's full independence. ww2dbase [CPC]
Photo(s) dated 21 Nov 1949
22 Nov 1949
Photo(s) dated 22 Nov 1949
29 Nov 1949
China
- Chiang Kaishek departed Chongqing, China aboard C-54 transport "Zhongmei" piloted by Yi Fuen; Communist troops captured the airfield within hours of Chiang's departure. ww2dbase [Chiang Kaishek | Chongqing | CPC]
6 Dec 1949
Photo(s) dated 6 Dec 1949
8 Dec 1949
China
- Dong Zhao retired from the Chinese Army at Chongqing, China. ww2dbase [Dong Zhao | Chongqing | CPC]
9 Dec 1949
China
- Dong Zhao, his wife, and his three children departed Chongqing, China for Taiwan. ww2dbase [Dong Zhao | Chongqing | CPC]
- Lu Han defected Yunnan Province, China to the Chinese communists. ww2dbase [Lu Han | Yunnan | CPC]
10 Dec 1949
China
- Chiang Kaishek departed Fenghuangshan Airfield, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China at 1400 hours for Taiwan aboard C-54 transport "Zhongmei" piloted by Yi Fuen. Communist general Ye Jianying in Guangdong Province in southern China requested permission to intercept the C-54 aircraft, but he would never launch his fighters as his superiors failed to respond to his request. ww2dbase [Fenghuangshan Airfield | Chiang Kaishek | Chengdu, Sichuan | CPC]
Libya
- Adrian Pelt of the Netherlands was appointed the United Nations Commissioner of Libya. ww2dbase [CPC]
14 Dec 1949
Photo(s) dated 14 Dec 1949
16 Dec 1949
United States
- US Strategic Air Command established a survival school at Camp Carson in Colorado, United States; it would later move to Stead Air Force Base, Nevada, United States in 1952. ww2dbase [Camp Carson | El Paso, Colorado | CPC]
17 Dec 1949
- Indonesia was granted independence by the Dutch government. ww2dbase [CPC]
21 Dec 1949
Taiwan
- Chen Cheng stepped down from his position as the Chairman of Taiwan Province, Republic of China and the Chief of Police. ww2dbase [Chen Cheng | CPC]
25 Dec 1949
Photo(s) dated 25 Dec 1949
30 Dec 1949
- The NKVD of the Soviet Union provided Joseph Stalin a secret dossier that contained a biography of Adolf Hitler. ww2dbase [The Hitler Book | CPC]
China
- Deng Xihou defected to the Chinese communists, allowing communist forces to occupy Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China without opposition. ww2dbase [Deng Xihou | Chengdu, Sichuan | CPC]
Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis
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