25 April 1945 | Soviet and US troops meet at the Elbe

This entry was posted on April 25, 2017 by Ian Chapman-Curry

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25 APRIL 1945

Soviet and US troops meet at the Elbe River

American forces pushing east and Russian forces advancing west meet near Torgau. The contact cuts Germany in two and brings closer the end of the Nazi state.

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