Hiroshima survivors drew what they saw in 1945 #history #historytok | For Time Travelers

The Reichstag 1945 – The Fall of Berlin 🇩🇪 April 1945. Berlin burns. The city is collapsing, and the Reichstag becomes the ultimate symbol of Nazi Germany’s downfall. The Battle of Berlin, one of the bloodiest urban battles in history, reaches its peak here — in the ruins of what was once the heart of German power. On April 30, Soviet forces of the Red Army close in. The Reichstag, though long abandoned as a parliament, becomes the final objective — capturing it would mark victory over Hitler’

On this day in 1945, just three days shy of victory in Europe, American soldiers of the 11th Armored Division liberated the last German concentration camp, Mauthausen. The horrific conditions within its walls claimed nearly 100,000 lives over seven years. Thirty years later, Mauthausen was transformed into a museum, a chilling reminder of the atrocities committed within. | AFN Wiesbaden

This day in history, March 6, 1945, marked a sudden clash, with tank gunner Corporal Clarence Smoyer going head-to-head with a hostile tank in the streets of Cologne. When his M-26 Pershing tank left cover to face their opponent, they found the barrel of a tank pointed straight at them! Smoyer reacted by quickly firing three rounds into the hostile tank, setting it ablaze and earning a Bronze Star for his actions. 80 years later, his quick thinking and bravery are still remembered. Footage captu