Soviets Capture Vienna: Austria Falls to Red Army
Soviet troops storm into Austria and seize Vienna while their Polish and Soviet counterparts liberate Danzig, effectively shattering the last major German defensive lines in the region. This dual victory accelerates the collapse of the Third Reich by severing critical supply routes and driving the Nazi leadership to flee eastward toward Berlin just weeks before total surrender.
March 30, 1945
81 years ago
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