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April 25 – American and Russian Troops Meet
by Darren Cole on April 25, 2011
symbolizing the historic meeting of the Russian and American Armies, near Torgau, Germany." 04/25/1945, (ARC ID 531276); Signal Corps Photographs of American Military Activity, 1754 – 1954; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 – 1982; Record Group 111; National Archives.”]
On April 25, 1945, American troops pushing eastward into Nazi Germany finally made contact with Russian forces pushing westward near the Elbe River.
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