FDR dies and Truman takes the presidency; Allies reach the center of Germany
April 12, 2015-April 18, 2015
Location: Government Documents
When Harry S. Truman takes over the presidency after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, he is briefed on the development of the atomic bomb. As slaughter continues in the battle on Okinawa, Allied forces begin to liberate one concentration camp after another in Germany: Dora-Mittelbau, Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen . . .
Military personnel requirements were an important part of the atomic weapons program--the Manhattan Project (1942-1946). For example, the Women's Army Corps (WAC) filled urgent posts, including highly technical jobs. You can read more about it here: Manhattan, the Army and the Atomic Bomb.
Newsmap. Monday, 23 April, 1945: week of 10 April to 17 April, 293rd week of the war, 175th week of U.S. participation. Two fronts of the war depicted in maps, including the ongoing Okinawa Battle; Vienna; Germany; and Italian offensive. Verso of map highlights the contributions made by the WAC (Women's Army Corps) on its 3rd anniversary.
- View this map in print in the Map Collection reading room, ground floor of UHM Hamilton Library, the week of 12 April 2015
- View this map online through the University of North Texas Digital Library ( http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc868/)
Notes: Newsmaps were color posters issued by the U.S. Army and the Government Printing Office (GPO) on Mondays during the World War II. They combine maps, images, and news from the previous week’s war effort.
