End Of WW2 In Europe Flashcards
What happened on the 27 April 1946?
The allied forces were closing in on Germany and Italy was on the verge of defeat. Mussolini tried to flee but was captured. He was killed and his body was hung for public display in a square in Milan. Italy’s army then surrendered.
What happened the 30 April 1945?
The Allied forces were closing in on Berlin and Hitler realized his Reich was on the verge of defeat. He then committed suicide with Eva Braun. He didn’t want to die like Mussolini.
What happened on the 2 May?
The German army in Berlin surrendered to the Russian army.
What happened on the 7 May?
The Germans signed an armistice and their forces surrendered.
At the end of the war, _______ soldiers discovered the concentration camps. These camps had been used by the Nazis to imprison and exterminate ____Million people.
Allied
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- 6 Million Of these people were _____.
- 5 Million Of these were _______(7)
- Jews
- Roma,Slavs,Jehovah’s Witnesses,Black People,Homosexuals, disabled people and political opponents.