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April 1945
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Representatives of the German army sign an unconditional surrender at Caserta, with the fighting to end on 2 May
8th Army approaches Trieste
5th Army captures Milan, and makes contact with the 8th Army at Padua
US 3rd Army reaches the Isar
US 7th Army reaches Munich
US 7th Army liberates Dachau
Hitler dispatches Greim to arrest Himmler having learnt of his peace offers
Hitler nominates Donitz as his successor
Hitler marries Eva Braun
German submarine U-286 sunk with all hands and U-307 sunk off Murmansk