| 23 May 1949 |
Europe,
Germany
|
World War II
|
Federal Republic of Germany is established in the western occupation zones
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| 12 May 1949 |
Germany
|
Soviet Union history
|
Soviet authorities lift the Berlin blockade
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| 24 June 1948 |
Germany
|
Soviet Union history
|
Soviet blockade of western sectors of Berlin begins
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| 27 February 1946 |
Germany
|
Roma and Sinti
|
Nuremberg prosecutors present evidence of forced sterilisation of a Roma woman
|
| 15 December 1945 |
Germany
|
Jewish Holocaust
|
Lampertheim displaced persons camp opens
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| 20 November 1945 |
Germany
|
World War II
|
International Military Tribunal opens the Nuremberg trial
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| 20 November 1945 |
Germany
|
Jewish Holocaust
|
International Military Tribunal opens at Nuremberg
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| 29 September 1945 |
Germany
|
Jewish Holocaust
|
Harrison report is released to the public
|
| 17 July 1945 |
Germany
|
World War II
|
Potsdam Declaration calls on Japan to surrender
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| 17 July 1945 |
Germany
|
Soviet Union history
|
Potsdam Conference begins
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| 9 May 1945 |
Germany
|
Soviet Union history
|
German surrender ratified in Berlin; Victory Day observed in the USSR
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| 8 May 1945 |
Europe,
Germany
|
World War II
|
Nazi Germany surrenders in Europe
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| 8 May 1945 |
Europe,
Germany
|
Jewish Holocaust
|
Germany’s surrender ends the war in Europe
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| 2 May 1945 |
Germany
|
Soviet Union history
|
Berlin garrison surrenders to Soviet forces
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| 30 April 1945 |
Germany
|
Jewish Holocaust
|
Hitler dies as Soviet forces enter Berlin
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