1945 ⟶ German Army Group Centre Surrenders in Czechoslovakia
German Army Group Centre in Czechoslovakia surrenders.Year
1941
1944
1945
🇬🇷 Greek Army in Albania Surrenders
With their retreat cut off by the German advance, 223,000 Greek soldiers of the Greek army in Albania surrender.⟶
GreeceSurrenderAlbaniaGreek ArmyAxis PowersApril 1941Military DefeatWar in EuropeGerman Advance
💥 Operation Bagration Begins: German Army Group Centre Devastated
Operation Bagration: General attack by Soviet forces to clear the German forces from Belarus This results in the destruction of the German Army Group Centre, possibly the greatest defeat of the Wehrmacht during World War II.⟶

Eastern FrontOperation BagrationSoviet OffensiveWehrmacht DefeatBelarus1944Military CampaignDestruction
🏳️ German Army Group Centre Surrenders in Czechoslovakia
German Army Group Centre in Czechoslovakia surrenders.⟶

SurrenderCzechoslovakiaGerman ArmyEastern FrontWar's EndAxis Powers
🇩🇪 Heinrici Replaces Himmler as Army Group Vistula Commander
German General Gotthard Heinrici replaces Heinrich Himmler as commander of Army Group Vistula, the army group directly opposing the Soviet advance towards Berlin.⟶

Eastern FrontGerman ArmyArmy Group VistulaGotthard HeinriciHeinrich HimmlerMilitary CommandLeadership Change
🇷🇺 Red Army Enters Prague
The Red Army enters Prague.⟶
PragueLiberationRed ArmyEastern FrontSoviet UnionWar's EndCzechoslovakia