Table of Data Points

Tag : Europe

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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1945-04-021945-04-13Vienna Offensive

Soviet forces surround and besiege the Austrian capital of Vienna. The city eventually falls and the residents are subjected to weeks of violence by occupying Soviet troops.

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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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1945-02-23Verona Bombed

The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is bombed by Allied forces.

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1945-02-23Turkey declares war

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

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1945-02-14Prague Bombed

About sixty B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 8th US Air Force dropped about 152 tons of bombs on many populated areas of Prague. The attacks was a result of a navigation error, the intended target was Dresden, 100km to the north.

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