Diary for Monday, April 23, 1945: Russian Front Frankfurt-on-Oder captured by Zhukov. Occupied countries Czechoslovakia: Government-inÂ-Exile calls for final national uprising. Home Fronts Britain: Black-out restricÂtions cancelled. Italy British 8th […]
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Diary for Sunday, April 22, 1945: Russian Front Battle of Berlin: Russians capture Weissensee district. Hitler decides to remain in Berlin. Italy US 5th Army reaches river Po at Ostiglia.
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Diary for Saturday, April 21, 1945: Russian Front BATTLE OF BERLIN. ZHUKOV‘S TROOPS ENTER SUBURBS. Konev attacks north of Dresden. Western Front French occupy Stuttgart. Italy ALLIES CAPTURE BOLOGNA. General
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Diary for Friday, April 20, 1945: Western Front ‘Stars and Stripes’ raised over rostrum of Nuremberg Stadium Âscene of Nazi Party rallies. Lattre de Tassigny’s French 1st Army execute rapid
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Diary for Thursday, April 19, 1945: Okinawa US 24th Corps, 10th Army, launches general assault on outer defenses of ‘Shuri Line’, in the south, after preparatory bombardment by 139 planes,
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Diary for Wednesday, April 18, 1945: Western Front 370,000-strong Army Group B. surrenders in Ruhr ‘Pocket’; Field Marshal Model commits suicide. Royal Engineers begin constructing Bailey Bridge over the Rhine,
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Diary for Tuesday, April 17, 1945: Okinawa Americans capture Yae-Taki Hills in Motobu Peninsular. Air War Europe: Mosquito bombers attacking Gestapo HQ at Odense, Denmark. Pacific: B-29 Superfortress carry out
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Diary for Monday, April 16, 1945: Russian Front ZHUKOV OPENS OFFENSIVE ON BERLIN. Western Front Canadians take Groningen; Americans enter Nuremberg. Okinawa Americans land on Ie Shima Island. Air War
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Diary for Sunday, April 15, 1945: Western Front US 1st Army captures Leuna. 2nd Armored Division (US 9th Army) forced to withdraw from bridgehead over river Elbe near Magdeburg, after
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Diary for Saturday, April 14, 1945: Western Front Holland: Arnhem captured by British forces. Germans offer fierce resistance and demolish bridge before retreating. Bavaria: Patton captures Bayreuth. Okinawa Americans attack
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Diary for Saturday, April 13, 1945: Russian Front Austria: VIENNA CAPTURED by Tolbukhin’s 3rd Ukrainian Front. Western Front Patton captures Jena. Air War Pacific: 327 B-29 Superfortress bombers destroy arms
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Diary for Thursday, April 12, 1945: Home Fronts USA – DEATH OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT at Warm Springs, Georgia; aged 63. Vice-President Truman takes the oath of office. Goebbels comments ‘This
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Diary for Wednesday, April 11, 1945: Russian Front Russians cross Danube Canal in Vienna. Western Front US 9th Army reaches river Elbe, near Magdeburg. Canadians cross river Ijssel. Italy Operation
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Diary for Tuesday, April 10, 1945: Western Front Americans capture Hanover. Okinawa After massive preparatory barrage, US 96th Division seizes part of Kakazu Ridge. Air War Britain: Last enemy sortie
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Diary for Monday, April 9, 1945: Russian Front East Prussia: FALL OF KÖNIGSBERG after 59-day siege. Austria: Tolbukhin’s troops smash their way into center of Vienna. Western Front Americans occupy
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