Table of Data Points

Tag : Germany

1945-04-081945-04-11Celler Hasenjagd

A train carrying internees of the concentration camp Salzgitter Drutte is hit by an air raid killing hundreds. Some escape into the woods, but are pursued and massacred by Gestapo, SS guard, Nazi Party officials and local residents.

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1945-04-07Visoko Liberated

The 7th, 9th and 17th Krajina brigades from the Tenth division of Yugoslav Partisan forces liberate the city of Visoko.

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1945-04-061945-04-09Battle of Konigsberg

After a three day full scale assault by Soviet troops from the the 3rd Belorussian Front, the defending German garrison at Konigsberg surrenders. This was the last major operation in the east Prussian offensive.

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1945-04-04Ohrdruf

Troops from the 4th Armored Division and the 89th Infantry Division liberate Ohrdruf concentration camp near Weimar in Germany. It was part of the Buchenwald concentration camp network and was the first camp liberated by US forces.

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1945-03-21Operation Carthage

During an attack on Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, a Mosquito bomber accidentally crashes into a school. Following bombers then attack the school believing it to be the original target. 125 civilians are killed.

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1945-03-14Grand Slam Bomb Dropped

The RAF drop the 22,000 lb Grand Slam bomb for the first time. An Avro Lancaster of Squadron Leader CC Calder dropped the bomb from 11,965 ft (3,647 m) on the Bielefeld viaduct.

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1945-03-07The Bridge at Remagen

Troops of the U.S. Army's 9th Armored Division capture the Ludendorff bridge, allowing them to establish a bridgehead across the Rhine.

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1945-02-23Poznan Liberatted

The German garrison at Poznan capitulates and the city is captured by Soviet and Polish forces.

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1945-02-23Pforzheim destoryed

Pforzheim is completely destroyed by a raid of 379 British bombers.

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1945-02-23Turkey declares war

In a largely ceremonial gesture, Turkey declares war on Germany.

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