Germany - Timeline of German Defeat

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  • Created on: 30-04-13 21:31
24th January 1943
Casablanca Conference; US + UK 'unconditional surrender'.
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1st May 1943
The USSR adopt 'unconditional surrender' stipulation.
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19th March 1945
'The Nero Decree'/'Scorched Earth' policy.
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11th April 1945
Western Allies stop advance at River Elbe. Soviet forces advance over the rivers Oder and Neisse.
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16th April 1945
Battle for Berlin begins.
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30th April 1945
Soviet troops break into the Reichstag; Hitler, Himmler and Goebbels commit suicide.
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7-8th May 1945
Reps. from the German High Command sign a document accepting 'Unconditional Surrender'.
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8th May 1945
11.01PM; War officially ends.
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Card 2

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The USSR adopt 'unconditional surrender' stipulation.

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1st May 1943

Card 3

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'The Nero Decree'/'Scorched Earth' policy.

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Card 4

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Western Allies stop advance at River Elbe. Soviet forces advance over the rivers Oder and Neisse.

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Card 5

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Battle for Berlin begins.

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