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German Gun at Alpen
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German submarine U-275 sunk with all hands after hitting a mine off Newhaven
One B-29 raid burns out 16.5 acres of Tokyo
Japanese and French troops fight in Hanoi
US 1st and 2nd Armies link up on the Rhine
British troops capture Alpen, south-west of Wesel on the west bank of the Rhine
Stalin returns Transylvania to Romania
General of Panzer Troops Hasso von Manteuffel takes command of Third Panzer Army
Hitler's Panzer Armies on the Eastern Front, Robert Kirchubel. A 'unit history' written on the largest scale, tracing the campaigns fought by the four Panzer Armies on the Eastern Front, from their roles in the early German victories, to their eventual defeat and destruction in the ruins of the Reich. A very useful contribution to the literature on the Eastern Front. [read full review]
