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May 08th, 1945
In the course of May 8, the troops of the 3rd BELARUSSIAN Front, continuing to fight battles to clear the FRISCHE NEHRUNG Spit of the enemy, seized the settlements of NEU WELT and VOGELSANG.
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May 07th, 1945
The troops of the 1st BELARUSSIAN Front reached the River ELBE north and southeast of MAGDEBURG, seizing the towns of GEKTIN, ZERBST and the large settlements of SCHONHAUSEN, BERGZOW, PAREY, SCHARTAU, GERWISCH, LEITZKAU, GEHRDEN, WALTERNIENBURG, STEUTZ. Fighting on May 6, the troops of the front took 3,100 Nazi men and officers prisoner and captured 34 enemy aircraft at aerodromes.
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May 06th, 1945
The troops of the 2nd BELARUSSIAN Front, pursuing the offensive, forced the STRALSUNDER FAHRWASSER Strait, seized on the RUGEN island the towns of BERGEN, GARZ, PUTBUS, SASSNITZ, and on May 6 seized the whole of the RUGEN island. Fighting on May 5, the troops of the front took 4,660 Nazi men and officers prisoner and captured 24 aircraft and 215 guns. Among those taken prisoner was Rear Admiral Horstmann, chief of the mobilization department of the Stettin Military District.
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May 05th, 1945
In the course of May 5, the troops of the 3rd BELARUSSIAN Front fought battles to clear the FRISCHE NEHRUNG Spit of the enemy and seized the settlements of LANGHACKEN, SCHELLNMUHL, SMIRGEL, PRIBBERNAU, SCHOTTLAND.
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May 04th, 1945
The troops of the 2nd BELARUSSIAN Front, forcing the DIWENOW Strait north of STETTIN, seized the town of WOLLIN and the settlements of LUSKOW, KORTENTIN, JARMBOW, KODRAM, REBERG, GROSS and KLEIN MOKRATZ, SOLDEMIN. North of the town of WITTENBERGE, the troops of the front, pursuing the offensive, seized the towns of STERNBERG, LUBZ, PARCHIM, GRABOW and the large settlements of DABEL, DEMEN, GOLDENBOW, RADUN, SPORNITZ, BLIEVENSTORF, ZIRZOW, LENZEN.
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May 03rd, 1945
In the course of May 3, south-west of the town and port of PILLAU, the troops of the 3rd BELARUSSIAN Front fought battles to clear the Frische Nehrung Spit of the enemy and seized the settlements of KALBERG LIEP, KAISERHOF. The troops of the 2nd BELARUSSIAN Front, developing the offensive, seized the towns of BART, BAD, DOBERAN, NEUBUKOW, WARIN, WITTENBERGE and on May 3, on the WISMAR-WITTENBERGE line linked up with the allied British forces. The troops of the front also seized the large settlements of KREPELIN, NEU KLOSTE, BUTZOW, POSTROW, GOLDBERG, KAROW, MEINBURG, PUTLITZ, PRITZWALK and PERLEBERG.
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May 02nd, 1945
The troops of the 1st BELARUSSIAN Front, commanded by marshal of the Soviet Union GEORGY ZHUKOV and supported by the troops of the 1st UKRAINIAN Front, completed, after stubborn block-to-block fighting, the rout of the Berlin group of Nazi troops and today, on May 2 seized the whole of the German capital city of BERLIN - the center of German imperialism and the seat Nazi aggression.
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May 01st, 1945
In the course of May 1, south-west of the town and port of PILLAU, the troops of the 3rd BELARUSSIAN Front fought battles to clear the FRISCHE NEHRUNG Spit of the enemy and seized the settlements of NARMELN, BRANDHEIDSCHER, NEUKRUG and VOGLERS.
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April 30th, 1945
The 2nd Belarussian Front forces exploited success by taking the towns of Greifswald, Treptow, Neustrelitz, Furstenberg and Gransee, key road junctions in northwestern Pomerania and Mecklenburg. They also seized the towns of Lassan, Volgast, Reinsberg and large settlements of Hanshagen, Zussow, Gutzkow, Jarmen, Bartow, Burow, Sarow, Wolde, Penzlin, Strelitz, Menz, Gross Woltersdorf and Dolgow. Over 1,500 prisoners were taken and 27 aircraft and 55 field guns captured on April 29.
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April 29th, 1945
The 2nd Belarussian Front forces exploited success by taking the towns and major road junctions of Anklam, Friedland, Neubrandenburg, Lichen and entering the province of Mecklenburg. They also captured such major settlements, as Uckermunde, Monkebude, Rosenhagen, Ducherow, Putzar, Schonbeck, Woldegk, Kolpin, Burgstargard, Stargard, Gramelow, Gandenitz and Hammelspring, took about 2,000 prisoners and seized 106 field guns.
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...29 - 08 May 1945...
* Updated daily
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