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| Arrest of Brauchitsch Brauchitsch, Walter von |  |
| Brauchitsch is arrested by the Americans but later dies while awaiting trial |
| Arrest of Braun Braun, Werner von | |
| Surrenders to the Americans & allowed to continue his research in the USA |
| Arrest of Guderian Guderian, Heinz | |
| Arrested but released after not being charged with any war crimes |
| Arrest of Himmler Himmler, Heinrich | |
| 25th May Arrested by British troops |
| Arrest of Jodl Jodl, Alfred | |
| 22nd May Rheims Jodl & Donitz are arrested by the Allies |
| Arrest of Krosigk Krosigk | |
| Imprisoned for 10 years for war crimes |
| Arrest of Manstein Manstein, Fritz Erich von | |
| Arrrested by the British & held until 1953 |
| Arrest of Nehring Nehring, Walter Kurt Josef | |
| Imprisoned for 2 years |
| Arrest of Papen Papen, Franz von | |
| April Ruhr Arrested in the Ruhr by the Allies |
| Arrest of Schacht Schacht, Horace Greeley Hjalmar | |
| 7th May Obbacio Rescued from a POW camp at Prager Wildsee by the British 5th Army |
| Arrest of Schoerner Schoerner, Ferdinand | |
| Imprisoned by the Russians for 10 years for war crimes |
| Battle of Berlin Weidling, Karl | |
| 24th April Berlin 1st day of the battle, defends Berlin with 4 Divs, 60,000 men & 50-60 tanks |
| Battle of Bulge Hitler, Adolf | |
| 28th Jan Hitler's final offensive in nth west Europe is defeated in the battle of the Bulge |
| Battle of Bulge, The Model, Otto Moritz Walter | |
| 15th Jan Ardennes Final day of the Battle of the Bulge, gives way to the Allied advance |
| Battle of Oder River Nehring, Walter Kurt Josef | |
| 12th Jan River Oder The Soviets launch an attack on the Baranov Bridgehead & cross the River Oder |
| Battle of Rhineland Hitler, Adolf | |
| 10th Feb Hitler agrees to Rundstedt's request to retreat & reconsolidate |
| 10th Feb Rundstedt is forbidden to evacuate any city or fortification |
| 23rd Mar Oppenheim Patton crosses the Rhine at Oppenheim |
| Battle of Rhineland Kesselring, Albrecht | |
| 23rd Mar Oppenheim Patton crosses the Rhine at Oppenheim |
| Battle of Ruhr Hitler, Adolf | |
| Ruhr Hitler orders the destruction of the Ruhr but Model refuses |
| Ruhr Hitler refuses to let Army Group B withdraw |
| Ruhr The Allies encircle Model's Army Group in the Ruhr |
| Battle of Ruhr Model, Otto Moritz Walter | |
| April Ruhr Hitler orders the destruction of the Ruhr, Model refuses |
| April Ruhr Hitler refuses to let Army Group B withdraw |
| April Ruhr Model holds out for 18 days until handing over 300,000 troops |
| April Ruhr The Allies encircle Model's Army |
| Bombing of Dresden Hitler, Adolf | |
| 14th Feb Dresden Allied bombing of Dresden leaves 25,000 dead |
| Burial of Braun, Eva Braun, Eva | |
| 30th April Berlin The bodies of Hitler & Eva Braun are taken into the Chancellery garden & burnt |
| May Magdeburg Braun's remains are discovered by the Russians & secretly buried at the SMERSH compound |
| Burial of Hitler, Adolf Hitler, Adolf | |
| 30th April Berlin Hitler & Eva Braun's bodies are taken into the Chancellery garden & burnt |
| Burial of Model, Otto Moritz Walter Model, Otto Moritz Walter | |
| 21st April Lintorf Shoots himself in woods near Rattingen, buried where he had shot himself under an oak |
| Capture of Cologne Hitler, Adolf | |
| 23rd Mar Cologne The Allies capture Cologne & cross the Rhine |
| CDU Adenauer, Konrad | |
| Founds & leads the Chris tian Democratic Union |
| Rather than revive the Centre Party Adenauer creates the CDU |
| CDU Dertinger, Georg | |
| Co-founder of the CDU, in the Soviet occupation zone |
| Chief of Staff Krebs, Hans | |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff of the OKW |
| Christian Social Union Strauss, Franz Josef | |
| Founds the Chris tian Social Union & allies with Adenauer's Chris tian Democrats |
| Commander 1st Panzer Army Nehring, Walter Kurt Josef | |
| 21st Mar Appointed Commander of the 1st Panzer Army |
| Commander 1st SS Panzer Dietrich, Sepp | |
| Appointed Commander of the 1st SS Panzer Corps |
| Commander Army Group Vistula Heinrici, Gotthard | |
| Appointed Commander of Army Group Vistula |
| Commander Central Zone Schoerner, Ferdinand | |
| 16th Jan Appointed Commander of the German Central Zone including Berlin |
| Commander in Chief Blaskowitz, Johannes von | |
| Given command of the German troops in The Netherlands |
| Commander in Chief Kesselring, Albrecht | |
| 10th Mar Appointed Commander-in-Chief, West |
| Conference of Potsdam Stalin, Joseph |  |
| July Potsdam Germany is divided into 4 zones |
| Conference of Potsdam Truman, Harry S |  |
| 17th July Potsdam Germany will divided into 4 zones |
| Death of Bock, Fedor von Bock, Fedor von | |
| 4th May Hamburg Death of Fedor von Bock during an Allied raid on Hamburg |
| Death of Bonhoeffer, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dietrich | |
| Death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, executed |
| Death of Braun, Eva Braun, Eva | |
| 30th April Berlin Death of Eva Braun, commits suicide with Hitler at the Fhrerbunker |
| Death of Elser, Georg Elser, Georg | |
| Death of Elser Elser, executed by the Nazis |
| Death of Fegelein, Hermann Fegelein, Hermann | |
| Death of Hermann Fegelein |
| Death of Fromm, Friedrich Fromm, Friedrich | |
| 12th Mar Brandenburg Death of Friedrich Fromm, executed |
| Death of Goebbels, Paul Joseph Goebbels, Paul Joseph | |
| 1st May Berlin Administers poison to his 6 children & shoots his wife & himself in Hitler's bunker |
| Death of Himmler, Heinrich Himmler, Heinrich | |
| 27th May Commits suicide |
| Death of Hitler, Adolf Hitler, Adolf | |
| 30th April Berlin Hitler & Eva Braun shoot themselves |
| Death of Kramer, Joseph Kramer, Joseph | |
| Nov Death of Joseph Kramer, executed |
| Death of Krebs, Hans Krebs, Hans | |
| Committs suicide during peace negotiations he is conducting with the Russians |
| Death of Ley, Robert Ley, Robert | |
| Death of Robert Ley, suicide |
| Death of Mackensen, August von Mackensen, August von | |
| 8th Nov Celle Death of August von Mackensen |
| Death of Model, Otto Moritz Walter Model, Otto Moritz Walter | |
| 21st April Lintorf Death of Otto Moritz Walter Model, commits suicide |
| Death of Schoerner, Ferdinand Schoerner, Ferdinand | |
| Berlin Hitler orders Bormann to send his last will & testament to Doenitz & Schoerner |
| Death of Stumpfegger, Ludwig Stumpfegger, Ludwig | |
| 21st April Berlin Death of Ludwig Stumpfegger, suicide |
| Decree Nero Decree Hitler, Adolf | |
| 19th Mar Hitler announces a scorched earth policy |
| Dismissal Goering, Herman | |
| 23rd April Stripped of all offices by Hitler after asking if he could succeed |
| Dismissal Guderian, Heinz | |
| 28th Mar Dismissed for failing to check the Red Army's advance on Berlin |
| Epidemic Bergen Belsen Kramer, Joseph | |
| Feb Bergen Belsen 35,000 die in the 1st 2 months of 1945 |
| Evacuation Adlershorst Hitler, Adolf | |
| 15th Jan Adlershorst Hitler evacuates his HQ at Adlershorst |
| Execution of Bonhoeffer Bonhoeffer, Dietrich | |
| Execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, executed |
| Execution of Elser Elser, Georg | |
| Executedby the Nazis, made to appear as the result of an Allied bombing raid |
| Execution of Fegelein Fegelein, Hermann | |
| Himmler signs an armistice, Hitler executes Fegelein because of his links with Himmler |
| Execution of Fromm Fromm, Friedrich | |
| 12th Mar Brandenburg Executed after being found guilty by a People's Court |
| Execution of Kramer Kramer, Joseph | |
| Nov Execution of Joseph Kramer |
| Exile of Braun Braun, Werner von | |
| Mar Surrenders to the Americans & allowed to continue his research in the USA |
| Exile of Morell Morell, Theo | |
| 21st April Bavaria Flees from the bunker & escapes to Bavaria |
| Expulsion Goering Goering, Herman | |
| April Expelled from the Nazi party after trying to seize power |
| General Field Marshal Schoerner, Ferdinand | |
| Appointed General Field Marshal during the last days of the Fuehrenbunker |
| Government Doenitz, Karl | |
| 30th April Kiel Forms a new Cabinet & orders an unconditional surrender |
| Head of OKW Krebs Krebs, Hans | |
| Appointed Head of the OKW |
| Health Hitler, Adolf | |
| April Schenk concludes that Hitler will be a cripple within a year |
| Health Schenck, Ernst Gunther | |
| April Concludes that Hitler will be a cripple within a year |
| Hitler's Doctor Schenck, Ernst Gunther | |
| April Appointed Hitler's Doctor |
| Invasion of Germany Hitler, Adolf | |
| 15th Jan Adlershorst Hitler evacuates his HQ at Adlershorst |
| 16th Jan Berlin Hitler transfer his HQ to Berlin, he stays there |
| 20th Jan Russian forces reach Germany for the 1st time |
| 2nd Feb The Russians on the eastern front reach the River Oder |
| Invasion of Germany Nehring, Walter Kurt Josef | |
| 21st Mar Nehring's priority is to surrender to the west rather than the Russians |
| Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf | |
| 29th Jan Russian troops cross the Polish border |
| Liberation Bergen Belsen Hitler, Adolf | |
| 15th April Bergen Belsen The Allies liberate Bergen-Belsen |
| Liberation Dachau Hitler, Adolf | |
| 29th April Dachau The Allies liberate Dachau |
| Marriage of Bormann, Martin Bormann, Martin | |
| Acts as a witness to the wedding ceremony of Hitler & Eva Braun |
| Marriage of Braun, Eva Braun, Eva | |
| 29th April Berlin Eva Braun marries Hitler in the Fhrerbunker, witnessed by Joseph Goebbels and Martin Bormann |
| 29th April Berlin Staff are instructed to address Eva Braun as Frau Hitler instead of Frulein Braun |
| Marriage of Hitler, Adolf Hitler, Adolf | |
| 29th April Berlin Marries his mistress Eva Braun in the Bunker |
| Mayor Adenauer, Konrad | |
| Cologne Appointed Mayor of Cologne |
| Memorandum Hossbach Hossbach, Friedrich | |
| The original is lost but a copy demonstrates, "conspiracy to wage agressive war" |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Krosigk | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Minister of Propaganda Goebbels, Paul Joseph | |
| Named as Hitler's successor during the final days of in the bunker |
| Nuclear Warfare Fuchs, Klaus | |
| Convinced no single country should possessNuclear weapons so passes secrets to Russia |
| Nuremberg War Trials Dietrich, Sepp | |
| Nuremburg Sentenced to 25 years imprisonment, serves 10 years |
| Nuremberg War Trials Kaltenbrunner, Ernst | |
| Nuremburg Highest surviving SS-leader, Chief of RSHA, the central Nazi intelligence organ, commanded many of the Einsatzgruppen and several concentration camps, sentenced to death |
| Nuremberg War Trials Keitel, Wilhelm | |
| Nuremburg Head of Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), sentenced to death |
| Nuremberg War Trials Papen, Franz von | |
| Nuremburg Acquitted of all charges |
| Nuremberg War Trials Raeder, Erich | |
| Nuremburg Given life imprisonment but released in 1955 |
| Peace Bormann | |
| April After Hitler's suicide Goebbels & Bormann make attempt to negotiate with the Russians |
| Peace Goebbels, Paul Joseph | |
| April After Hitler's suicide Goebbels & Bormann attempt to negotiate with the Russians |
| April Peace negotiations fail & Goebbels decides to commit suicide |
| President Doenitz, Karl | |
| 30th April Berlin Appointed President of the Reich & Hitler's successor, on the day of Hitler's death |
| Siege of Berlin Heinrici, Gotthard | |
| 28th April Berlin Heinrici rejects Hitler's command to hold Berlin at all costs & is relieved of his command |
| Siege of Berlin Hitler, Adolf | |
| 30th April Berlin Commits suicide when the Russians reach Potsdamerplatz a block from the Bunker, 3:30PM |
| Siege of Berlin Weidling, Karl | |
| 24th April Berlin 1st day of the battle, defends Berlin with 4 Divs, 60,000 men & 50-60 tanks |
| Siege of Budapest Hitler, Adolf | |
| 16th Jan Budapest Hitler transfers forces from the western front to Budapest |
| Siege of Gloggau Nehring, Walter Kurt Josef | |
| 25th Jan Gloggau Moves his HQ to Gloggau on the Oder to defend it from the Soviet advance |
| Sucide of Braun Braun, Eva | |
| 30th April Berlin Death of Eva Braun, commits suicide with Hitler at the Fhrerbunker |
| Sucide of Goebbels Goebbels, Paul Joseph | |
| 7th May Berlin Bodies of Goebbels , his wife & 5 children are found in a shelter near the Reichstag |
| Sucide of Hitler Goebbels, Paul Joseph | |
| April Berlin Advises Hitler to remain in the bunker & die in a blinding Gotterdammerung |
| Sucide of Hitler Hitler, Adolf | |
| 30th April Berlin Commits suicide when the Russians reach Potsdamerplatz a block from the Bunker, 3:30PM |
| 30th April Berlin |
