Western Allied invasion of Germany

1945 offensive by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II

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1945 — 1945 invasion, Q9370600, Western Front, Operation Archway, South German Offensive, Battle of Frankfurt, Battle of Nuremberg, Operation Lumberjack, Battle of Remagen, Operation Plunder, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Germany, 

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1945-05-08T00:00:00Z

Western Allied invasion of Germany

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Frameless

3. US Inf.-Div. in Nürnberg, 20.04.1945

10th Infantry Regiment in Germany

111-SC-248455 - PFC George Cap, from Prior Lake, Minn., and Pvt. James McFarland, of Zanesville, Ohio, both of the 1st Division, U.S. First Army, play cards, as they wait for orders to move out of Vettweiß, Germany

111-SC-248455 - PFC George Cap, from Prior Lake, Minn., and Pvt. James McFarland, of Zanesville, Ohio, both of the 1st Division, U.S. First Army, play cards, as they wait for orders to move out of Vettweiß, Germany (cropped)

1945-04-16 7th Army 3rd Div US Soldiers in Nuremberg

Advance through Germany - 5-18 April 1945

After fall of Sogel, Canadian troops evict civilians from their homes before razing the town in retaliation to alleged civilian resistance.

After fall of Sogel, German prisoners are escorted by Canadian soldiers to P.O.W. cage, 10 april 1945

After fall of Sogel, arrested German paratrooper is searched by Canadian troopers

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1971-052-27, Rheinland, Deutsche Kriegsgefangene

Coburg1945

Foray to Hammelburg 25-27 March 1945

German children displaying surrender flag in Sogel, 10 april 1945

Hamburg Liberation 04

HurtgenForest

Karte Positionen der Alliierten zum Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges am 10. Mai 1945

Loading ammunition into Comet tank 1945 IWM BU 3617

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU3584

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU4203

U.S Airfields in Europa as of 8 May 1945

Wernberg1945

Choked with debris, a bombed water intake of the Pegnitz River no longer supplies war factories in Nuremberg, vital Reich industrial city and festival center of the Nazi party, which was captured April 20, 1945, by troops of the U.S. Army.

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Western Allied invasion of Germany	1945	invasion		Wikidata
image	3. US Inf.-Div. in Nürnberg, 20.04.1945	1945			Wikimedia
image	10th Infantry Regiment in Germany				Wikimedia
image	111-SC-248455 - PFC George Cap, from Prior Lake, Minn., and Pvt. James McFarland, of Zanesville, Ohio, both of the 1st Division, U.S. First Army, play cards, as they wait for orders to move out of Vettweiß, Germany	1945			Wikimedia
image	111-SC-248455 - PFC George Cap, from Prior Lake, Minn., and Pvt. James McFarland, of Zanesville, Ohio, both of the 1st Division, U.S. First Army, play cards, as they wait for orders to move out of Vettweiß, Germany (cropped)	1945			Wikimedia
image	1945-04-16 7th Army 3rd Div US Soldiers in Nuremberg	1945			Wikimedia
image	Advance through Germany - 5-18 April 1945				Wikimedia
image	After fall of Sogel, Canadian troops evict civilians from their homes before razing the town in retaliation to alleged civilian resistance.				Wikimedia
image	After fall of Sogel, German prisoners are escorted by Canadian soldiers to P.O.W. cage, 10 april 1945				Wikimedia
image	After fall of Sogel, arrested German paratrooper is searched by Canadian troopers				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1971-052-27, Rheinland, Deutsche Kriegsgefangene	1945			Wikimedia
image	Coburg1945	1945			Wikimedia
image	Foray to Hammelburg 25-27 March 1945				Wikimedia
image	German children displaying surrender flag in Sogel, 10 april 1945				Wikimedia
image	Hamburg Liberation 04	1945			Wikimedia
image	HurtgenForest	1945			Wikimedia
image	Karte Positionen der Alliierten zum Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges am 10. Mai 1945				Wikimedia
image	Loading ammunition into Comet tank 1945 IWM BU 3617	1945			Wikimedia
image	The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU3584				Wikimedia
image	The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU4203				Wikimedia
image	U.S Airfields in Europa as of 8 May 1945	1945			Wikimedia
image	Wernberg1945	1945			Wikimedia
image	"Choked%20with%20debris,%20a%20bombed%20water%20intake%20of%20the%20Pegnitz%20River%20no%20longer%20supplies%20war%20factories%20in%20Nuremberg,%20vital%20Rei%20-%20NARA%20-%20535562.jpg Choked with debris, a bombed water intake of the Pegnitz River no longer supplies war factories in Nuremberg, vital Reich industrial city and festival center of the Nazi party, which was captured April 20, 1945, by troops of the U.S. Army.				Wikimedia