1945 in Wales

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See also 1944 in Wales, other events of 1945, 1946 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.

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[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Events

  • March 7 - The German submarine U-1302 is sunk off St David's Head.
  • March 10 - Sixty-seven German prisoners-of-war tunnel to freedom from Camp 198 in Bridgend --the biggest escape attempt by German P.O.W.s in the UK during the Second World War.
  • April 30 - The German submarines U-242 and U-325 are sunk off the Skerries.
  • May 15 - At the Neath by-election, a Trotskyist candidate contests the constituency, the first time in any UK election.
  • July 5 - for the last time in a UK General Election, a candidate in Wales is elected unopposed - Will John, Labour MP for Rhondda West.
  • October 8 - Rudolf Hess is flown to Nuremberg to stand trial, ending his three-year internment at Maindiff Court Military Hospital, Abergavenny.
  • Closure of the Benallt manganese mine, near Aberdaron.
  • Clement Davies becomes leader of the Liberal Party.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Tom Parri Jones
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - withheld
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld

[edit] New books

[edit] Music

[edit] Film

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Sports

  • Football - The first post-war match between Wales and England ends in a 1 - 0 victory for Wales.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

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