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Elbe Day

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Elbe day
Part of The Western Allied invasion of Germany and the Battle of Berlin
Image
An American and Soviet soldier celebrating the meeting of forces
DateApril 25 1945
Location
Strehla, Germany
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Image Soviet Union
Image United States
Image Germany

Elbe Day, (April 25 1945) is the day in 1945 during the Fall of Nazi Germany where US and Soviet forces met near the Elbe river at Strehla, separating German forces in the north and south of the country.