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German troops begin evacuating from Slovakia as Soviets advance
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Soviets reach the Prussian coast at Elbing, cutting East Prussia off from Germany.
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Soviets free the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau.
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The group in the lifeboat are rescued and brought to the German island of Rügen.
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The Wilhelm Gustloff ship sinks
The ship was torpedoed by Russian troops and sank
