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April 2025

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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Spearheading the Allied advance
25th April 1945: The US Army links up with the Red Army while the British enter Bremen the day after it receives its last visit from RAF Bomber Command
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Perilous times for German citizens
24th April 1945: Caught up in the fighting, even attempting to surrender is dangerous as Nazi fanatics hunt down 'defeatists'
Berlin descends into a nightmare battle
23rd April 1945: Seventeen-year-olds with minimal training are thrown into combat to give the Nazis a few more days in power
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Breakout and pursuit in Italy
22nd April 1945: The long slog over the mountains of Italy comes to an end - and Allied armour is ready to take the lead
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