Battle of Oder River
The Soviets launch an attack on the Baranov Bridgehead & cross the River Oder
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1945 in Germany
Explore 295 historical events and records for Germany in 1945.
Historical records for Germany in 1945
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January
Battle of Bulge
Final day of the Battle of the Bulge, gives way to the Allied advance
Evacuation
Hitler evacuates his HQ at Adlershorst
Invasion of Germany
Hitler evacuates his HQ at Adlershorst
Battle of Berlin
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
Commander of Central Zone
Appointed Commander of the German Central Zone including Berlin
Commander of Central Zone
Appointed Commander of the German Central Zone including Berlin
Fuhrerbunker
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
Fuhrerbunker
Hitler's secretaries include Traudl Junge a nurse named Erna Flegel and telephonist Rochus Misch
Fuhrerbunker
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
Fuhrerbunker
Hitler's secretaries include Traudl Junge a nurse named Erna Flegel and telephonist Rochus Misch
Fuhrerbunker
Hitler's secretaries include Traudl Junge a nurse named Erna Flegel and telephonist Rochus Misch
Invasion of Germany
Hitler transfer his HQ to Berlin, he stays there
Red Army
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
Siege of Budapest
Hitler transfers forces from the western front to Budapest
Western Front
Hitler transfers forces from the western front to Budapest
Invasion of Germany
Russian forces reach Germany for the 1st time
Siege of Gloggau
Moves his HQ to Gloggau on the Oder to defend it from the Soviet advance
Invasion of Poland
Russian troops cross the Polish border
Kolberg
Directs Kolberg, one of the last major Nazi-era productions.
February
Eastern Front
The Russians on the eastern front reach the River Oder
Invasion of Germany
The Russians on the eastern front reach the River Oder
Battle of Rhineland
Rundstedt is forbidden to evacuate any city or fortification. Hitler agrees to Rundstedts request to retreat & reconsolidate
Bombing of Dresden
Allied bombing of Dresden leaves 25,000 dead
Geneva Convention Denunciation Opposed
Jodl argues that Germany should not renounce the Geneva Convention because doing so would bring greater disadvantages.
Army Group Vistula
The newly created Army Group Vistula, under the command of Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler,attemped a counter-attack but failed by 24 February
Battle of Berlin
The newly created Army Group Vistula, under the command of Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler,attemped a counter-attack but failed by 24 February
Epidemic
35,000 die in the 1st 2 months of 1945
March
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief, West
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief, West
Death of Friedrich Fromm
Death of Friedrich Fromm, executed
Execution
Executed after being found guilty by a Peoples Court
Trial
Executed after being found guilty by a Peoples Court
Decree
Hitler announces a scorched earth policy
Army Group Vistula
General Gotthard Heinrici is appointed Commander in Chief of Army Group Vistula replacing Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler
Battle of Berlin
General Gotthard Heinrici is appointed Commander in Chief of Army Group Vistula replacing Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler
Commander of Army Group Vistula
Appointed Commander of Army Group Vistula
Commander of Army Group Vistula
Appointed Commander of Army Group Vistula
Commander of First Panzer Army
Appointed Commander of the 1st Panzer Army
Commander of First Panzer Army
Appointed Commander of the 1st Panzer Army
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