Diary April 16, 1945

War Diary, 04-1945, Diary WW2, Year 1945 / 1 minute of reading

Russian pioneers build a pontoon bridge across the Oder.

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

Germany: Lancaster bombers cripple heavy cruiser Lützow at Swinemunde.

Sea War

Baltic: 6,220 refugees drown when German transport Goya is sunk by Russian submarine L-3 (night April 16-17).

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Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.