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Berlin’s final battle: How the Third Reich came to an end

In the last days of April 1945, Berlin became the site of a brutal final battle. Soviet forces advanced relentlessly through ...
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The Final Storm: The Soviet Siege of Berlin in 1945

The battle for Berlin was a relentless, overwhelming assault marked by the largest artillery bombardment in history, with millions of shells raining down on the city. As Soviet forces closed in from ...
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Behind History’s Icons II: Hitler’s Jaw and Cold War Secrets

Ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a king’s body was key to his ascent into the realm of the gods. The preserved body, known as the Ach, a luminous spirit, was thought to begin this journey by ...
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The world marks the 80th anniversary of V-E Day with parades and memorials. Here’s what to know

LONDON (AP) — Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day — the day Nazi Germany ...
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The world marks the 80th anniversary of V-E Day with parades and memorials. Here’s what to know

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — Cities from London to Moscow ...