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 | 1945-04-22 | Eberswalde captured | Hitler is informed that Soviet forces have taken Eberswalde without a fight. He admits defeat and decides that his only option is suicide. | Read about 'Eberswalde captured' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Eberswalde captured' | |
| 1945-04-21 | OKW at Zossen | The German Oberkommando der Wehrmacht headquarters (high command) comes under attack by Soviet troops. | Read about 'OKW at Zossen' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'OKW at Zossen' | |
| 1945-04-21 | 1945-04-30 | Battle of Bautzen | In the last Germany armoured counter attack of the war, and arguably the last military victory, elements of the Fallschirm Panzer and Panzergrenadier Divisions "Hermann Goring" were successful in driving the 2nd Polish army from Bautzen. | Read about 'Battle of Bautzen' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Bautzen' |
| 1945-04-20 | Leipzig Captured | US troops of the 69th Infantry Division captures Leipzig. In July 1945 the U.S. turned the city over to the Red Army as it pulled back to occupation zone boundaries. | Read about 'Leipzig Captured' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Leipzig Captured' | |
| 1945-04-18 | Heligoland Bombing | 617 Avro Lancasters, 332 Handley Page Halifaxes, 20 de Havilland Mosquitoes bombed the Naval base, airfield, and town. | Read about 'Heligoland Bombing' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Heligoland Bombing' | |
| 1945-04-17 | Montese Liberated | Brazilian troops liberate the town of Montese after a three day battle with defending German forces. | Read about 'Montese Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Montese Liberated' | |
| 1945-04-16 | Colditz Liberated | US Troops liberate the town of Colditz and the notorious prisoner of war camp Oflag IV-C. | Read about 'Colditz Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Colditz Liberated' | |
| 1945-04-16 | Goya Sunk | In one of the largest maritime disasters in history, the German transport ship Goya was sunk by a Soviet submarine. When the ship went down she was carrying over 7000 civilians and wounded Wehrmacht troops. 183 survived. | Read about 'Goya Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Goya Sunk' | |
| 1945-04-16 | 1945-05-02 | Battle of Berlin | The last remaining depleted, badly equipped, and disorganised Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions, as well as many Volkssturm and Hitler Youth members, fight in the suburbs of Berlin against Soviet troops. | Read about 'Battle of Berlin' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Berlin' |
| 1945-04-16 | 1945-04-19 | Seelow Heights | Close to one million Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as "Gates of Berlin". They were opposed by about 110,000 German soldiers of the Ninth Army. | Read about 'Seelow Heights' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Seelow Heights' |
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