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April 1945
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Start of the final Soviet attack on "Fortress Berlin"
Soviet troops take Stettin and Brno
French troops now occupy the Swiss border from Basle to Lake Constance
Allied troops take Bremen
US 3rd and 7th Armies establish bridgeheads over the Danube
Allied troops cross the Adige
Italian Partisans take control of Genoa, and open fighting breaks out in Milan
Heavy fighting takes place on Okinawa
Petain is arrested
German submarine U-78 sunk at Pillau