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12 February — World War II: The British/Canadian front captures Cleve, in western Germany. 13 February — World War II: Soviet forces capture Budapest from the Nazis. 13 February — World War II: Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces begin bombing of Dresden, Germany. Over the next three days, more than 3,900 tons of high ...
Action of 9 February 1945: German submarine U-864 was sunk west of Bergen, Norway by the British submarine Venturer. To date this remains the only time in history one submarine has intentionally sunk another submarine while both were fully submerged. Adolf Hitler viewed a post-war model of his hometown of Linz, Austria.
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Between 20 February 1945 and 26 April 1945, inmates of Flossenbürg concentration camp were held there until forced into a 'death march' to Dachau concentration camp. [ 4 ] On 21 April 1945 B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) "Black Cat" became the last heavy bomber to be shot down in the European Theatre of Operations.
The SPD lost seventy-six seats; the CDU-CSU coalition and the liberal Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) gained. [45] 2010: 23 April: European debt crisis: Greece requested a loan from the EU and the International Monetary Fund. 29 May Germany wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, with Lena and 'Satellite'. This was their second win. 2010 ...
In late February 1945, [1] when the defeat of Germany appeared imminent, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) was provided with a mandate for dispatching troops whose mission would be to secure the safety of Allied prisoners of war and to provide for their early evacuation.
In total, the tornado killed 11 people, injured 63 others, and caused $220,000 (1945 USD) in damage. [1] [7] This is one of three tornadoes marked by Grazulis that the United States Weather Bureau originally marked as a single tornado. The U.S. Weather Bureau documented that this long-track tornado killed 40 people and injured 200 others. [8]
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