Images - The Military, Foreign Policy, and War

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51.	Adolf Hitler with Alfred Jodl and Hermann Fegelein at a Briefing (1944) By the middle of 1944, Germany's military situation was hopeless. While the Red Army was marching toward the Vistula, British and American troops began "Operation Overlord" on the Western Front.....
52.	Hitler Welcomes Admiral Karl Dönitz to His Bunker (1945) When it became clear that Germany’s impending military and political collapse was unavoidable, Hitler wrote up a testament naming Admiral Karl Dönitz, the commander-in-chief of the German navy, his....
53.	General Wilhelm Keitel Signing the Act of Military Surrender (May 8, 1945) After naming Karl Dönitz his successor as Reich President, Hitler committed suicide on April 30,....
54.	After the Unconditional Surrender: Ruins at Brandenburg Gate (May 8, 1945) After finally being taken by the Red Army on May 2, 1945, the city of Berlin was in complete ruins. This photograph shows a fallen “Reich Eagle,” the symbol of the German Empire, among the ruins....
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