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World War II: Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany
World War II: Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany
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1945
World War II: Führerbunker: On his 56th birthday Adolf Hitler makes his last trip to the surface to award Iron Crosses t
World War II: Führerbunker: On his 56th birthday Adolf Hitler makes his last trip to the surface to award Iron Crosses t
1945
Twenty Jewish children used in medical experiments at Neuengamme are killed in the basement of the Bullenhuser Damm scho
Twenty Jewish children used in medical experiments at Neuengamme are killed in the basement of the Bullenhuser Damm scho
1945
World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters
World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters
1945
World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt
World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt
1945
World War II: Sachsenhausen concentration camp is liberated by soldiers of the Red Army and Polish First Army
World War II: Sachsenhausen concentration camp is liberated by soldiers of the Red Army and Polish First Army
1945
World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leader
World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leader
1945
World War II: United States and Soviet reconnaissance troops meet in Torgau and Strehla along the River Elbe, cutting th
World War II: United States and Soviet reconnaissance troops meet in Torgau and Strehla along the River Elbe, cutting th
1945
World War II: Liberation Day (Italy): The National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy calls for a general uprising
World War II: Liberation Day (Italy): The National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy calls for a general uprising
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World War II: Liberation Day (Italy): The National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy calls for a general uprising
World War II: Liberation Day (Italy): The National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy calls for a general uprising
1945
World War II: The last German troops retreat from Finnish soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War
World War II: The last German troops retreat from Finnish soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War
1945
World War II: Battle of Bautzen: Last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Weh
World War II: Battle of Bautzen: Last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Weh
1945
World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American tr
World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American tr
1945
World War II: The last German formations withdraw from Finland to Norway
World War II: The last German formations withdraw from Finland to Norway
1945
World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German
World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German
1945
World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy
World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy
1945
World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands
World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands
1945
World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz
World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz
1945
Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops
Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops