US and Soviet troops meet for the first time, 1945

US and Soviet troops meet for the first time during World War II at the Elbe river near Torgau, a town in Saxony, Eastern Germany.

The historic meeting took place on April 25th 1945, a date which came to be known as “Elbe Day”.

Book suggestions: ⤵️

📖 The Last 100 Days (John Toland, 1966)

📖 The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1944-1945 (Ian Kershaw, 2011)