24 February 1945

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Eastern Front

1st Ukrainian Front's campaign in Lower Silesia comes to an end after crossing Neisse river.

2nd Belorussian Front attack in Pomerania

VI SS Panzer Army forces Soviets back across the Hron river (Hungary)

Philippines

US troops now control all but isolated pockets of Manila

Diplomacy

Egypt declares war on Germany and Japan

Maher Pasha, the Prime Minister of Egypt, is assassinated.

War at Sea

German submarine U-480 sunk with all hands off Land's End

German submarine U-927 sunk with all hands off Falmouth

German submarine U-3007 sunk at Breman


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 24 February 1945, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1945_02_24.html

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