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A daily chronicle of the experience of war ...
Tragedy as 'Nazi Titanic' sunk
3rd May 1945: Thousands of concentration camp prisoners die as the prison ship SS Cap Ancona is targeted by the RAF
Last dogfight over Germany
3rd May 1945: There is still time for many more to die, even as the Germans make the first moves towards full surrender
Germans begin to surrender
2nd May 1945: Large German formations begin to surrender in arrangements made at local level - but the war goes on
First civilian deaths in England
1st May 1940: A large explosion following the crash of a German bomber is a taste of things to come
Despair and Suicide in Germany
1st May 1945: While Nazi fanatics fight on, many cannot see a future for Germany without Hitler
Hitler shoots himself
30th April 1945: The Nazi dictator ends the '1000 year Reich' with his suicide - followed by a hasty cremation in a bomb crater
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US troops liberate Dachau
29th April 1945: Some SS guards are shot down - as US soldiers encounter horrific scenes and evidence of appalling cruelty and brutality
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Hitler marries Eva Braun
28th April 1945: SS fanatics engage in a fantasy defence of Hitler's bunker in Berlin as he keeps his promise to his long-term mistress
Eva Braun's last days
An excerpt from 'Hitler and His Women' - a detailed study of all the women in Hitler's life
Italians get their revenge
27th April 1945: Italian partisans are in open insurrection - as the Germans and former dictator Mussolini attempt to flee
Nazis continue to believe in victory
26th April 1945: Despite all the evidence that they face overwhelmingly greater forces, there are still many who believe in Hitler - and 'final victory'
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