November 17th, 1945 (SATURDAY)
GERMANY: Josef Kramer, the Belsen commandant is sentenced to death.
FRENCH INDOCHINA: FS Richelieu disembarks 6th Infantry, bombards Nha-Trang with 100mm and 152mm guns.
CANADA:
Frigate HMCS Royalmount paid off Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Frigates HMCS Glace Bay and Victoriaville paid off Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Frigate HMCS Antigonish completed tropicalization refit Pictou, Nova Scotia.
U.S.A.: Destroyer USS Brownson commissioned.