Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz. Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin meet at Yalta. Dresden is destroyed by a firestorm after Allied bombing raids. Last German offensive of the war begins to defend oil fields in Hungary. Allies take Cologne and establish a bridge across the Rhine at Remagen.
Soviet troops capture Danzig.
Apr. Allies discover stolen Nazi art and wealth hidden in salt mines. Truman becomes President. German forces in the Ruhr surrender. Soviets reach Berlin. U.S. 7th Army liberates Dachau.