12 January 1945Battle of Oder RiverWalter Kurt Josef Nehring
The Soviets launch an attack on the Baranov Bridgehead & cross the River Oder
Historical records for Germany in 1945, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The Soviets launch an attack on the Baranov Bridgehead & cross the River Oder
Final day of the Battle of the Bulge, gives way to the Allied advance
Hitler evacuates his HQ at Adlershorst
Hitler evacuates his HQ at Adlershorst
Starting on 16 January 1945, the Red Army breached through the German front as a result of the Vistula-Oder Offensive and rapidly advanced westward as fast as 30-40 kilometres a day
Appointed Commander of the German Central Zone including Berlin
Appointed Commander of the German Central Zone including Berlin
Hitler moves into the Fuhrerbunker, he is joined by his senior staff, Martin Bormann, and later, Eva Braun and Joseph Goebbels with Magda and their six children who took residence in the upper Vorbunker
Hitler's secretaries include Traudl Junge a nurse named Erna Flegel and telephonist Rochus Misch
Hitler moves into the Fuhrerbunker, he is joined by his senior staff, Martin Bormann, and later, Eva Braun and Joseph Goebbels with Magda and their six children who took residence in the upper Vorbunker
Hitler's secretaries include Traudl Junge a nurse named Erna Flegel and telephonist Rochus Misch
Hitler's secretaries include Traudl Junge a nurse named Erna Flegel and telephonist Rochus Misch
Hitler transfer his HQ to Berlin, he stays there
Starting on 16 January 1945, the Red Army breached through the German front as a result of the Vistula-Oder Offensive and rapidly advanced westward as fast as 30-40 kilometres a day
Hitler transfers forces from the western front to Budapest
Hitler transfers forces from the western front to Budapest
Russian forces reach Germany for the 1st time
Moves his HQ to Gloggau on the Oder to defend it from the Soviet advance
Russian troops cross the Polish border
Directs Kolberg, one of the last major Nazi-era productions.
The Russians on the eastern front reach the River Oder
The Russians on the eastern front reach the River Oder
Rundstedt is forbidden to evacuate any city or fortification. Hitler agrees to Rundstedts request to retreat & reconsolidate
Allied bombing of Dresden leaves 25,000 dead
Jodl argues that Germany should not renounce the Geneva Convention because doing so would bring greater disadvantages.
The newly created Army Group Vistula, under the command of Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler,attemped a counter-attack but failed by 24 February
The newly created Army Group Vistula, under the command of Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler,attemped a counter-attack but failed by 24 February
35,000 die in the 1st 2 months of 1945
Appointed Commander in Chief, West
Appointed Commander in Chief, West
Death of Friedrich Fromm, executed
Executed after being found guilty by a Peoples Court
Executed after being found guilty by a Peoples Court
Hitler announces a scorched earth policy
General Gotthard Heinrici is appointed Commander in Chief of Army Group Vistula replacing Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler
General Gotthard Heinrici is appointed Commander in Chief of Army Group Vistula replacing Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler
Appointed Commander of Army Group Vistula
Appointed Commander of Army Group Vistula
Appointed Commander of the 1st Panzer Army
Appointed Commander of the 1st Panzer Army
Nehrings priority is to surrender to the west rather than the Russians
Patton crosses the Rhine at Oppenheim
Patton crosses the Rhine at Oppenheim
The Allies capture Cologne & cross the Rhine
Dismissed for failing to check the Red Armys advance on Berlin
Surrenders to the Americans & allowed to continue his research in the USA
The Allies liberate Bergen-Belsen
The Red Army start the Battle of Berlin by attacking German front line positions on the rivers Oder and Neisse
Weidling prepared to take part in the Battle of the Seelow Heights, which was part of the broader Battle of the Oder-Neisse. Weidlings LVI Panzer Corps was in the centre, flanked by the CI Army Corps to his left and the XI SS Panzer Corps to his right. All three corps were part of General Theodor Busses 9th Army, which was defending the heights above the River Oder
The Red Army start the Battle of Berlin by attacking German front line positions on the rivers Oder and Neisse
The Red Army start the Battle of Berlin by attacking German front line positions on the rivers Oder and Neisse
Soviet spearheads had break through the German lines and start to encircle Berlin
This record states: By 19 April, Schorners Army Group Centre was collapsing, and the position of Army Group Vistula was becoming untenable.
This record states: Heinrici was forced to pull back what was left of his forces, including Weidlings LVI Panzer Corps.
This record states: The defensive line on the Seelow Heights was the last major defensive line outside of Berlin.
This record states: To escape envelopment and total annihilation, Weidling pulled his corps back with the rest of Army Group Vistula.
This record states: With the loss of this position, the road to Berlin lay wide open to the Soviet advance.
Soviet spearheads had break through the German lines and start to encircle Berlin
On his birthday Hitler makes his last trip to the surface to award Iron Crosses to some boy soldiers of the Hitler Youth
The German defences are mainly led by Helmuth Weidling and consisted of several depleted, badly equipped, and disorganised Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions, as well as many Volkssturm and Hitler Youth members
On his birthday Hitler makes his last trip to the surface to award Iron Crosses to some boy soldiers of the Hitler Youth
The German defences are mainly led by Helmuth Weidling and consisted of several depleted, badly equipped, and disorganised Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions, as well as many Volkssturm and Hitler Youth members
Shoots himself in woods near Rattingen, buried where he had shot himself under an oak
Death of Ludwig Stumpfegger, suicide
Death of Otto Moritz Walter Model, commits suicide
Flees from the bunker & escapes to Bavaria
Shoots himself in woods near Rattingen, buried where he had shot himself under an oak. Death of Otto Moritz Walter Model, commits suicide
Provides cyanide capsules to Hitler. Kills himself by taking a cyanide capsule in the bunker. Death of Ludwig Stumpfegger, suicide
Declares that the war is lost, he blames the generals and announces that he will stay on in Berlin until the end and then kill himself
Hitler ordered that Weidling be executed by firing squad on receiving a report that he had fled in the face of advancing Soviet forces, which was in defiance of standing orders to the contrary. As such, Weidlings actions required a death sentence. Weidling had not fled, and the sentence was called off when he dramatically appeared at the Fuhrerbunker to clear up the misunderstanding
Declares that the war is lost, he blames the generals and announces that he will stay on in Berlin until the end and then kill himself
Each sector was commanded by a colonel or a general, but most of the colonels and generals had no combat experience. The forces available to Weidling for the citys defence included roughly 45,000 soldiers in several severely depleted German Army and Waffen-SS divisions.
These depleted divisions were supplemented by the Berlin police force, boys in the Hitler Youth, and about 40,000 elderly men of the Home Guard (Volkssturm)
Weidling was ordered by Hitler to defend the city of Berlin. Specifically, he was ordered not to surrender, but to fight to the last man. Weidling organised the defences into eight sectors designated "A" through to "H".
Hitler appoints Weidling as the Commander of the Berlin Defence Area. Weidling replaces Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Helmuth Reymann, Colonel (Oberst) Ernst Kaether, and Hitler himself
Hitler appoints Weidling as the Commander of the Berlin Defence Area. Weidling replaces Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Helmuth Reymann, Colonel (Oberst) Ernst Kaether, and Hitler himself
Stripped of all offices by Hitler after asking if he could succeed
1st day of the battle, defends Berlin with 4 Divs, 60,000 men & 50-60 tanks
1st day of the battle, defends Berlin with 4 Divs, 60,000 men & 50-60 tanks
Hitler summons Field Marshall Robert Ritter von Greim from Munich to Berlin to take over command of the Luftwaffe from Goering
The Soviets had consolidated their investment of Berlin and leading Soviet units were probing and penetrating the S-Bahn defensive ring. Hitler summons Field Marshall Robert Ritter von Greim from Munich to Berlin to take over command of the Luftwaffe from Goering
Hitler summons Field Marshall Robert Ritter von Greim from Munich to Berlin to take over command of the Luftwaffe from Goering
Hitler summons Greim to Berlin to take command of the Luftwaffe from Goering
Hitler summons Field Marshall Robert Ritter von Greim from Munich to Berlin to take over command of the Luftwaffe from Goering
General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling is appointed commander of the Berlin Defence Area
I have no intentions of wandering around in the woods. I am staying here and I will fall at the head of my troops. You, for your part, will carry on with your defence.".
In the depths of the Bendlerblock, Weidlings staff did not know whether it was day or nigh. Helmuth Weidling is appointed Commander of the Berlin Defence Area
Weidling chose as his base of operations the old army headquarters on the Bendlerstrasse, the "Bendlerblock." This location had well-equipped air-raid shelters and was close to the Reich Chancellery.
Weidling presented Hitler with a detailed proposal for a breakout from Berlin. When Weidling finished, Hitler shook his head and said: "Your proposal is perfectly all right. But what is the point of it all?
General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling is appointed commander of the Berlin Defence Area
Helmuth Weidling is appointed Commander of the Berlin Defence Area
Helmuth Weidling is appointed Commander of the Berlin Defence Area
By the end of the day on 27 April, Weidling and the forces under his command in Berlin found themselves completely cut off from the rest of Germany
Hitler orders von Greim and Reitsch to fly to Doenitzs headquarters at Ploen, Field Marshal von Greim is ordered by Hitler to arrest the "traitor" Himmler
Hitler orders von Greim and Reitsch to fly to Doenitzs headquarters at Ploen, Field Marshal von Greim is ordered by Hitler to arrest the "traitor" Himmler
Hitler orders von Greim and Reitsch to fly to Doenitzs headquarters at Ploen, Field Marshal von Greim is ordered by Hitler to arrest the "traitor" Himmler
General Hans Krebs makes his last telephone call from the Fuhrerbunker to Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel Chief of OKW (German Armed Forces High Command) in Fuerstenberg, Krebs tells Keitel that if relief does not arrive within 48 hours all would be lost
General Hans Krebs makes his last telephone call from the Fuhrerbunker to Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel Chief of OKW (German Armed Forces High Command) in Fuerstenberg, Krebs tells Keitel that if relief does not arrive within 48 hours all would be lost
Himmler asks Count Bernadotte to convey a peace proposal to US General Dwight David Eisenhowerr
Heinrici rejects Hitler's command to hold Berlin at all costs & is relieved of his command
At 04:00 hours, in the Fuhrerbunker, Hitler signs his last will and testament and, shortly afterwards, married Eva Braun
On 29 April, the Soviet Information Bureau announced that troops of the 1st Belorussian Front continued to clear the streets of Berlin, occupied the northwest sector of Charlottenburg as far as Bismarck Street, the west half of Moabit, and the east part of Schoeneberg. Russian troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front occupied Friedenau and Grunewald in northwest Berlin
A witness to the last will and testament of Adolf Hitler
A witness to the last will and testament of Adolf Hitler
It was dictated by Adolf Hitler to his secretary Traudl Junge in his Berlin Fuhrerbunker on 29 April 1945, the day he and Eva Braun married.
This record states: The last will and testament of Adolf Hitler was prompted by Hitler receiving a telegram from Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring asking for confirmation of Goring's succession.
This record states: combined with news of Heinrich Himmler's attempted negotiations of surrender with the western Allies, and reports that Red Army troops were within a block or two of the Reich Chancellery.
It was dictated by Adolf Hitler to his secretary Traudl Junge in his Berlin Fuhrerbunker on 29 April 1945, the day he and Eva Braun married.
This record states: The last will and testament of Adolf Hitler was prompted by Hitler receiving a telegram from Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring asking for confirmation of Goring's succession.
This record states: combined with news of Heinrich Himmler's attempted negotiations of surrender with the western Allies, and reports that Red Army troops were within a block or two of the Reich Chancellery.
The Allies liberate Dachau
Marries his mistress Eva Braun in the Bunker
The German army in Italy ceases resistance, ending the Italian campaign.
The German Army on the Italian Front surrenders
The Soviets rapidly advance through the city and reach the city centre, conquering the Reichstag on 30 April after fierce fighting
After Hitler and Brauns suicides, Weidling reached the Fuhrerbunker and was met by Goebbels, Bormann and Krebs. They took him to Hitler's room, where the couple had committed suicide.
Late in the morning of 30 April, with the Soviets less than 500 metres from the bunker, Hitler had a meeting with Weidling, who informed him that the Berlin garrison would probably run out of ammunition that night.
They told him that their bodies had been burned and buried in a shell crater in the Reich Chancellery garden above.
Weidling asked Hitler for permission to break out, a request he had made unsuccessfully before. Hitler did not answer at first, and Weidling went back to his headquarters in the Bendlerblock, where at about 13:00, he received Hitler's permission to try a breakout that night.
Weidling was forced to swear that he would not repeat this news to anybody. The only person in the outside world who was to be informed was Joseph Stalin. An attempt would be made that night to arrange an armistice, and General Krebs would inform the Soviet commander so that he could inform the Kremlin
The bodies of Hitler & Eva Braun are taken into the Chancellery garden & burnt
Hitler & Eva Brauns bodies are taken into the Chancellery garden & burnt
Hitler commits suicide and is briefly succeeded as Chancellor by Joseph Goebbels, as dictated in Hitler's Last Will and Testament
In Hitler's 1945 political testament he appoints Admiral Karl Doenitz to succeed him, but he names Doenitz as President, not Fuhrer, thereby re-establishing a constitutional office which had lain dormant since Hindenburgs death in 1934. Hitler commits suicide and is briefly succeeded as Chancellor by Joseph Goebbels, as dictated in Hitler's Last Will and Testament
Hitler & Eva Braun shoot themselves
Death of Eva Braun, commits suicide with Hitler at the Fuhrerbunker
Doenitz forms what becomes known as the Flensburg Government, which controlled only a tiny area of Germany near the Danish border, including the town of Flensburg
Forms a new Cabinet & orders an unconditional surrender
Doenitz forms what becomes known as the Flensburg Government, which controlled only a tiny area of Germany near the Danish border, including the town of Flensburg
Appointed President of the Reich & Hitler's successor, on the day of Hitler's death
Appointed President of the Reich & Hitler's successor, on the day of Hitler's death
Commits suicide when the Russians reach Potsdamerplatz a block from the Bunker, 3:30PM
Death of Eva Braun, commits suicide with Hitler at the Fuhrerbunker
Hitler commits suicide and is briefly succeeded as Chancellor by Joseph Goebbels, as dictated in Hitler's Last Will and Testament
Hitler commits suicide and is briefly succeeded as Chancellor by Joseph Goebbels, as dictated in Hitler's Last Will and Testament
Hitler & Eva Braun shoot themselves. Commits suicide when the Russians reach Potsdamerplatz a block from the Bunker, 3:30PM
The Initiator Committee selects the Urchin concept as the most promising neutron initiator for the implosion weapon.
Arrested in the Ruhr by the Allies
The Allies encircle Models Army. Model holds out for 18 days until handing over 300,000 troops. Hitler refuses to let Army Group B withdraw. Hitler orders the destruction of the Ruhr, Model refuses
In Hitler's 1945 political testament he appoints Admiral Karl Doenitz to succeed him, but he names Doenitz as President, not Fuhrer, thereby re-establishing a constitutional office which had lain dormant since Hindenburgs death in 1934
Schenk concludes that Hitler will be a cripple within a year
Concludes that Hitler will be a cripple within a year
Appointed Hitler's Doctor
Jodl and the OKW Operations Staff move north as the German state collapses under Allied advances.
After Hitler's suicide Goebbels & Bormann make attempt to negotiate with the Russians
Peace negotiations fail & Goebbels decides to commit suicide. After Hitler's suicide Goebbels & Bormann attempt to negotiate with the Russians
In Hitler's 1945 political testament he appoints Admiral Karl Doenitz to succeed him, but he names Doenitz as President, not Fuhrer, thereby re-establishing a constitutional office which had lain dormant since Hindenburgs death in 1934
Expelled from the Nazi party after trying to seize power
After Hitler's suicide Goebbels & Bormann make attempt to negotiate with the Russians
Peace negotiations fail & Goebbels decides to commit suicide. After Hitler's suicide Goebbels & Bormann attempt to negotiate with the Russians
Advises Hitler to remain in the bunker & die in a blinding Gotterdammerung
The meeting between Krebs, who had been sent by Goebbels, and Soviet general Vasily Chuikov ended with no agreement. According to Hitler's personal secretary Traudl Junge, Krebs returned to the bunker complex looking "worn out, exhausted". The surrender of Berlin was thus delayed until Goebbels committed suicide, after which it was left up to Weidling to negotiate with the Soviets
Administers poison to his 6 children & shoots his wife & himself in Hitler's bunker
After Hitler's death, Jodl serves as a senior military adviser to the government headed by Karl Dönitz.
German formations across several European theatres lay down their arms as the Reich collapses.
German troops in Italy, Austria, Holland & Norway surrender
The Soviet forces took Weidling into custody as a prisoner of war and flew him to the Soviet Union
General Weidling finally surrenders with his staff at 06:00 hours, he was taken to see General Vasily Chuikov at 08:23, Weidling agrees to order the citys defenders to surrender to the Soviets
The Soviet forces took Weidling into custody as a prisoner of war and flew him to the Soviet Union. General Weidling had his Chief of Staff, von Dufving, arrange a meeting with General Chuikov. Weidling told the Soviets about the suicides of Hitler and Goebbels, and Chuikov demanded complete capitulation
Berlin passes into Soviet control after the city's defenders capitulate.
Berlin surrenders to the Soviet Army
Death of Fedor von Bock during an Allied raid on Hamburg
Jodl arrives at SHAEF headquarters and seeks terms that would allow more German forces to surrender in the west.
Kesselring's remaining forces pass into American custody as German resistance collapses.
Allied commanders reject German attempts to limit or delay the unconditional surrender.
Surrenders to the Americans
Rescued from a POW camp at Prager Wildsee by the British 5th Army
All German armed forces are ordered to cease resistance to the Allies.
Dönitz authorises the general surrender of German forces, ending further organised national resistance.
Krosigk publicly confirms Germany's capitulation to the Allied powers.
Jodl signs Germany's unconditional military surrender at SHAEF headquarters in Reims at 02:41.
Bodies of Goebbels, his wife & 5 children are found in a shelter near the Reichstag
Jodl receives authority from Dönitz to sign the unconditional military surrender.
Unconditional surrender of all German forces to the Allies
Authorizes unconditional surrender of all German fighting forces
Proclaims the capitulation of Germany to the Allies in a national broadcast
The Reims surrender requires German military operations to cease at 23:01 Central European Time.
Germany accepts the formal military surrender ending the European war.
The Berlin surrender instrument confirms and ratifies Germany's unconditional capitulation.
Signs act of military surrender to the Allies
Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel signs the final German Instrument of Surrender entering into force at 23:01 Central European Time
Captured by American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division in a shoemaker's house in the village of Schleching
Allied forces arrest Jodl with members of the Dönitz government at Flensburg.
Dissolved by the Allies
Arrested by British troops
Commits suicide
Brauns remains are discovered by the Russians & secretly buried at the SMERSH compound
And after the camp is liberated by the Russians in May 1945, becomes the Jewish figure head as the Elder of the Jews
And after the camp is liberated by the Russians in May 1945, becomes the Jewish figure head as the Elder of the Jews
The Allied Berlin Declaration abolishes all the institutions of German civil Government, and establishes that the constitution no longer holds any legal force
The Allied Berlin Declaration abolishes all the institutions of German civil Government, and establishes that the constitution no longer holds any legal force
Franck's committee issues a report urging international control of atomic energy and recommending a demonstration before combat use.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Death of August von Mackensen
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
Death of Joseph Kramer, executed
Execution of Joseph Kramer
Imprisoned by the Russians for 10 years for war crimes
Imprisoned by the Americans and die in a prison camp in 1946
Arrested by the British & held until 1953
Arrested but released after not being charged with any war crimes
Imprisoned for 10 years for war crimes
Kleist is captured by United States forces, he ie was sent to communist Yugoslavia to face alleged war crimes charges in 1946
Imprisoned for 2 years
Brauchitsch is arrested by the Americans but later dies while awaiting trial
Surrenders to the Americans & allowed to continue his research in the USA
The Allies encircle Models Army Group in the Ruhr. Hitler refuses to let Army Group B withdraw. Hitler orders the destruction of the Ruhr but Model refuses
Appointed Chief of Staff of the OKW
Appointed Chief of Staff of the OKW
Rather than revive the Centre Party Adenauer creates the CDU. Founds & leads the Christian Democratic Union
Co-founder of the CDU, in the Soviet occupation zone
Founds the Christian Social Union & allies with Adenauers Christian Democrats
Given command of the German troops in The Netherlands
Given command of the German troops in The Netherlands
Appointed Commander of the 1st SS Panzer Corps
Appointed Commander of the 1st SS Panzer Corps
In East Germany, the KPD (led by Walter Ulbricht) absorbs some elements of the eastern SPD and is renamed the Socialist Unity Party (SED), which becomes the ruling party in East Germany until 1990
Death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, executed
Death of Elser Elser, executed by the Nazis
Committs suicide during peace negotiations he is conducting with the Russians
Death of Hermann Fegelein
Death of Robert Ley, suicide
Execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, executed
Executedby the Nazis, made to appear as the result of an Allied bombing raid
Himmler signs an armistice, Hitler executes Fegelein because of his links with Himmler
Appointed Foreign Minister
Appointed General Field Marshal during the last days of the Fuehrenbunker
Appointed General Field Marshal during the last days of the Fuehrenbunker
Hitler orders Bormann to send his last will & testament to Doenitz & Schoerner
After the collapse of Nazi Germany Witzleben is remembered as a senior army officer executed for opposing Hitler
Convinced no single country should possess nuclear weapons so passes secrets to Russia
Acts as a witness to the wedding ceremony of Hitler & Eva Braun
The original is lost but a copy demonstrates, "conspiracy to wage agressive war"
Appointed Head of the OKW
Appointed Head of the OKW
Appointed Commander in Chief of the OKH
Appointed Commander in Chief of the OKH
Appointed Reichsfuhrer-SS
Appointed Reichsfuhrer-SS
The First Panzer Army passes into American custody near Tabor.
Named as Hitler's successor during the final days of in the bunker
Committs suicide during peace negotiations he is conducting with the Russians
Death of Robert Ley, suicide
Surrenders to the Americans in Tabor
Sent to communist Yugoslavia to face alleged war crimes charges
Tried for war crimes but acquited & released in 1948
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