February 23, 2017

February 23rd in History Part V


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On February 23rd in 1943 Major General Omar Bradley arrives in Dakar & Marrakesh

On February 23rd in 1943 German troops pull back through Kasserine-pass Tunisia

On February 23rd in 1944 Forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people to Central Asia

On February 23rd in 1945 2nd Dutch government of Gerbrandy forms in London

On February 23rd in 1945 Canadian troops occupy Kalkar

On February 23rd in 1945 Operation Grenade: Gen Simpson's 9th Army crosses Ruhr

On February 23rd in 1945 US Marines raise the flag on Iwo Jima, later a famous photo and Marine Corps War Memorial sculpture

On February 23rd in 1947 Gen Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews

On February 23rd in 1954 1st mass inoculation against polio with Salk vaccine

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