Europe, 24 Mar 1945: Invasion of Germany
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Political map of Europe & the Mediterranean on 24 Mar 1945 (World War II: Fall of the Third Reich: Invasion of Germany), showing the following events: Vistula–Oder Offensive; Yalta Conference; Bombing of Dresden; Turkey enters World War II; Operation Lumberjack; Western Allied invasion of Germany.

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Russian S.F.S.R.

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Iran(Br/Sov. occ)

Libya(Br/Fr occ.)

Italy(US/Br. occ)

France(Allied pres.)

Ukrainian
S.S.R.

Bulgaria(Sov. occ.)

Denmark(Ger. occ.)

Greece(Br. occ.)

Hungary(Sov. occ.)

Iceland(US pres.)

Trans-
jordan(Br. mand.)

Morocco(Fr. prot.)

Norway(Ger. occ.)

Poland(Sov. occ.)

Romania(Sov. occ.)

Croat.(Ger. pup.)

Tunisia(Fr. prot.)

Palestine(Br. mand.)

Syria(Br/Fr occ.)

Southern Territories(Fr. terr.)

Byelorus.
S.S.R.

Kuw.(Br. prot.)

I.S.R.(Ger. pup.)

Faroe Is.(Br. occ.)

Cyrenaica(Br. occ.)

Tripoli.(Br. occ.)

Dodec.(Ger. occ.)

Tangier(Sp. adm.)

12 Jan–2 Feb 1945Vistula-Oder Offensive:
Soviets overrun Poland
& eastern Germany

4–11 Feb 1945Yalta Conference:
Allies plan for
post-War Europe

13–15 Feb 1945Allied bombing
destroys Dresden

23 Feb 1945Turkey declares
war on Germany

1–7 Mar 1945US captures west
bank of Rhine

22 Mar–8 May 1945Western Allies cross
Rhine & overrun
western Germany

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