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3rd Belorrussian Front destroys German troops trapped at Frishes Haff
British 2nd Army expands in bridgehead over the Rhine towards the Issel
US 1st Army captures Limburg
US 3rd Army reaches the Main, makes contact with the 7th Army which has crossed the Rhine close to Worms
Iwo Jima: The last Japanese unit of Iwo Jima makes a final attack
US 77th Division lands on the Kerama Islands, south west of Okinawa
US 8th Army lands on Cebu
Death of Earl Lloyd George, aged 82
German submarine U-399 sunk off Land's End