Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Outside Germany , the town is most well-known as the place where during the Second World War , United States Army forces coming from the west met with forces of the Soviet Union coming from the east during the invasion of Germany on April 25 , 1945 .
Simplified: The town is well-known as the place where during the Second World War , United States Army forces met with forces of the Soviet Union during the invasion of Germany on April 25 , 1945 .