23 Mar 1946
- Mikhail Rodionov became the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR. ww2dbase [Mikhail Rodionov | CPC]
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Kagoshima, Japan and disembarked personnel. She departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Kagoshima | CPC]
- Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Sargent Bay arrived at the Boston Navy Yard in Massachusetts to begin her deactivation overhaul. ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | Boston, Massachusetts | CPC]
- Henry Arnold was promoted to the permanent rank of General of the Army. ww2dbase [Henry Arnold | CPC]
23 Mar 1946 Interactive Map
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