World War Two 1945
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1945 |
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| January 28th | The end of the Battle of the Bulge - from now the German Army was on the retreat into Germany itself. |
| February 13th | Start of the bombing raid on Dresden. |
| February 16th | Start of the Battle of Iwo Jima - the US Navy began a 3 day bombardment of Iwo Jima. |
| February 19th | US Marines landed on Iwo Jima. |
| February 23rd | US Marines raise the US flag on the summit of Mount Suribachi. |
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March 7th |
British and American troops crossed the Rhine. |
| March 16th | Iwo Jima was declared secure by US forces. |
| March 22nd | US 3rd Army crossed the River Rhine. |
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March 29th |
Last bomb (a V1) fell on Britain. |
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April 1st |
America took Okinawa – the last island held by the Japanese. The Ruhr was encircled by the Allies. |
| April 12th | Death of F D Roosevelt. |
| April 13th | The Russians captured Vienna. Belsen handed over to the British who entered the concentration camp on April 15th. |
| April 18th | All resistance in the Ruhr is ended and 370,000 German prisoners were taken. |
| April 22nd | Hitler decided to stay in Berlin 'until the end'. |
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April 25th |
American and British troops met at Torgau, Germany. |
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April 30th |
Hitler committed suicide. |
| May 2nd | Berlin surrendered to the Russian Army. |
| May 4th | The German VII Army surrendered. |
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May 7th |
Germany surrendered unconditionally. |
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May 8th |
Victory in Europe (VE) Day. |
| May 11th | German forces in Czechoslovakia surrendered. |
| June 22nd | Japanese resistance on Okinawa ended. |
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July 12th |
General Election in Britain. Atlee replaced Churchill as Prime Minister. |
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August 6th |
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August 9th |
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September 2nd |
Japan surrendered. Victory in Japan (VJ) Day celebrated. |
| November 20th | Start of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. |
