U.S. and Soviet troops link up, cutting Germany in two 70 years ago this hour (Apr 25 1945)

1940s, World War II


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(Wednesday, April 25, 1945, 4:40 p.m. CEST; on the Western Front and Eastern Front during World War II) — The Soviets, advancing from the East, and the Americans, advancing from the West, met today at the River Elbe, near Torgau in Germany, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany’s defenses.


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