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Western Allied invasion of Germany

March 22 – May 8, 1945 · Western Germany

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Western Allied invasion of Germany

The Western Allies' crossing of the Rhine and advance across Germany to the Elbe, the Baltic and the Alps, ending with Germany's surrender.

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Allies

Dwight D. Eisenhower belligerent leader Omar Bradley military commander George S. Patton military commander Bernard Montgomery belligerent leader Harry Crerar belligerent leader Jean de Lattre de Tassigny military commander

Axis

Albert Kesselring military commander Walter Model military commander Paul Hausser military commander Friedrich Schulz military commander