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End of WWII
The Final Days
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In April 1945, the battle is
coming to a close.
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On the 30th April, Hitler
commits suicide together
with his mistress Eva Braun
hours after they were
married.
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Hitler gave strict orders for
his body to be burned, so
that his enemies wouldn't
do what they had done
to Mussolini, who was
publicly displayed
hanging upside down.
The Soviets Arrive – Berlin
Falls
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By 2 May, the
Reichstag, the old
German parliament
falls and Berlin
surrenders.
The Battle for Berlin cost
the Soviets over 70,000
dead. Many of them
died because of the
haste with which the
campaign was
conducted.
VE-Day
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The major Allied ground
offensive from the west
against German territory
began on 8 February 1945
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In April, Canadian troops
liberated most of the
Netherlands
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The Germans formally
surrendered on 8 May
1945, known as Victory-inEurope, or ‘V-E’ Day
Nuremberg Trials 19451949
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The Nuremberg Trials were trials held to prosecute major Nazi
leaders for crimes committed because of the holocaust.
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The trials convicted many Nazi participants in the holocaust. The
first trial prosecuted 22 of Nazi Germany’s most prominent leaders.
12 of the defendants were sentenced to death, 3 to life
imprisonment, 4 to imprisonment from 10-20 years, and 3 acquittals.
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The indictments were for:
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Participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the
accomplishment of a crime against peace
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Planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression and other
crimes against peace
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War crimes
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Crimes against humanity