1945
Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops
Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops
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1945
World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours
World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours
1945
World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9,0
World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9,0
1945
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command p
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command p
1945
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command p
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command p
1945
World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army
World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army
1945
World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin
World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin
1945
World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting
World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting
1945
World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1,000 dead prisoners, most of
World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1,000 dead prisoners, most of
1945
World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artill
World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artill
1945
World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay, re
World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay, re
1945
World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army
World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army
1945
World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath is signed, coming into effect the following day
World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath is signed, coming into effect the following day
1945
World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation
World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation
1945
World War II: A Fu-Go balloon bomb launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near Bly, Oregon
World War II: A Fu-Go balloon bomb launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near Bly, Oregon
1945
World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, one of only two battles in that war in which American and German troops fought coo
World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, one of only two battles in that war in which American and German troops fought coo
1945
World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops
World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops
1945
World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins
World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins
1945
World War II: Last German U-boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland
World War II: Last German U-boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland
1945
World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect
World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect