9 April 1945

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Eastern Front

Red Army advancing towards Konigsberg
Red Army advancing towards Konigsberg

German garrison of Konigsberg surrenders after the fortress is captured by the 3rd Belorussian Front

Western Front

British 2nd and US 9th Armies cross the Leine

War at Sea

RAF bombers sink the Admiral Scheer at Kiel

German submarines U-982 and U-1131 sunk at Hamburg

German submarines U-843 and U-1065 sunk off Goteborg

German submarine U-2516 sunk at Kiel


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 9 April 1945, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1945_04_09.html

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