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 USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Fulda, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Fulda | DS]
- The Georgian Legion of the German Army arrived on the island of Texel, Netherlands. ww2dbase [Texel, Noord-Holland | CPC]
- While at Mangarin Bay, Mindoro, Commander Dennis Lyndon relieved Commander Robert Keith as commanding officer of USS Nicholas. Nicholas then departed Mangarin Bay bound for Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Mangarin, Mindoro | DS]
- Raoul Wallenberg was transferred back to the Lubyanka prison in Moscow, Russia. ww2dbase [Lubyanka Building | Raoul Wallenberg | Moscow | CPC]
- USS St. Louis was floated out of Drydock #1 at the Naval Drydocks in San Pedro, California and shifted to Pier #1. ww2dbase [St. Louis | San Pedro, California | DS]


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