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Western Allied Invasion Of Germany

Western Allied Invasion Of Germany Events

1945 Jan 14 Operation Blackcock Begins
Operation Blackcock was the code name for the clearing of the Roer Triangle formed by the towns of Roermond, Sittard and Heinsberg. It was conducted by the 2nd British Army in January 194...
1945 Jan 19
to 1945 Jan 23
 Bombing Raids on Montfort
Between Friday evening January 19 and Tuesday 23 January the Dutch village of Montfort was shelled or bombed on seven occasions, and was hit by more than 100 bombs. Most of these fell in ...
1945 Mar 23 Allied Forces Cross the Rhine into Germany (Operation Plunder)
Commencing on the night of 23 March 1945 during World War II, Operation Plunder was the crossing of the Rhine river at Rees, Wesel, and south of the Lippe River by the British Second Army...
1945 Mar 24 Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a joint American–British airborne operation that took place toward the end of World War II. Involving more than 16,000 paratroopers and several thous...
1945 Apr 18 Allied Forces Clear the Ruhr Pocket
The first step in realizing Eisenhower's plan was the eradication of the Ruhr Pocket. Even before the encirclement had been completed, the Germans in the Ruhr had begun making attempts at...
1945 Apr 30 Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide
During the night of 28 April, General Wenck reported that his Twelfth Army had been forced back along the entire front. Wenck noted that no further attacks towards Berlin were possible. G...
1945 May 5 Polish 1st Armored Division Captures German Port of Wilhelmshaven
Towards the end of July 1944 the Polish 1st Armored Division was transferred to Normandy, where it was to prove its worth during the 1944 invasion of Europe. Attached to First Canadian Ar...
1945 May 8 Victory in Europe Day
Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was on 8 May 1945, the date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and th...