The last major battle of WWII took place.
The Battle of Berlin began on this day in the capital of Nazi Germany.
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The US Air Force accidentally bombed the Belgian town of Mortsel.
American movie studio executives allowed the Office of War Information to review their scripts.
Adolf Hitler signed the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon during World War II.
9,400 people die in the deadliest maritime disaster in history.
Finland declared war on the Soviet Union after an air raid was launched on Finnish cities.
