6 Feb 1945
- Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front expanded its holdings along the east bank of the Oder River in Germany. ww2dbase [TH]
- USS Mingo departed Fremantle, Australia for her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Mingo | CPC]
- S-37 was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [S-37 | CPC]
- Rear Admiral Tsuyoshi Matsumoto was named the chief of staff of the Japanese Navy 12th Air Fleet. ww2dbase [CPC]
- USS Marcus Island was relieved as Rear Admiral W. D. Sample's flagship while at Ulithi, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Ulithi | CPC]
- Emden arrived at Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Emden | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]
- The Georgian Legion of the German Army arrived on the island of Texel, Netherlands. ww2dbase [Texel, Noord-Holland | CPC]
- Raoul Wallenberg was transferred back to the Lubyanka prison in Moscow, Russia. ww2dbase [Lubyanka Building | Raoul Wallenberg | Moscow | CPC]
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