31 Dec 1945
- US Marine Corps end-of-year report noted that there were about 46,000 Marines stationed in Northern China at this time. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Joseph Stalin ordered Aleksandr Nobikov to put his son Vasilii Stalin on the promotion list for general rank even though Nobikov thought the younger Stalin was not yet experienced enough for such high rank. ww2dbase [Joseph Stalin | CPC]
- Small Arms, Ltd. of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada was taken over by the Small Arms Division of Canadian Arsenals Limited. ww2dbase [Small Arms, Ltd. | Mississauga, Ontario | CPC]
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