Battle of encirclement that took place in April 1945, on the Western Front near the end of the second World War, in the Ruhr Area of Germany. It took place on 18 April 1945 in what is now Germany. The setting was Ruhr Region. It was part of Western Front. Those involved included the United Kingdom.
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- 18 April 1945Ruhr Pocket
- 28 April 1945Death of Benito Mussolini
- from 30 April 1945 to 2 May 1945Race for Trieste
- 30 April 1945Death of Adolf Hitler
- from 1 May 1945 to 15 August 1945Borneo campaign
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