The Road to Berlin World War II
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The Road to Berlin World War II
Vergeltungswaffen: Hitler’s “Miracle Weapons” V-1 Flying Bomb (revenge weapons) V-2 Rocket
Liberation of France/Paris
Operation Market Garden
Battle of the Bulge (Fall 1944-Dec 1944) Beginning of the end for Hitler and Germany. Hitler’s last major offensive, trying to get to port of Antwerp through Ardennes Forest, this created a bulge in the Allied lines. General Patton’s Army pushed back Germany in the dead of winter of 1944.
Volkssturm
The Bridge at Remagen (Crossing the Rhine)
Dresden: Feb 1945
Meeting at the Elbe
April 12, 1945 FDR entering his fourth term as president dies of a brain hemorrhage Harry Truman becomes president
Soviets Enter Berlin
April 30, 1945 As Soviet tanks roll overhead .
May 8, 1945 VE Day
