Monthly Archives: March 2017

This week in the War, 26 March–1 April 1945: Hitler goes into his bunker

Posted on March 26, 2017 by secondbysecond

On 1 April 1945, Adolf Hitler vacated his apartments and his headquarters in the Reich Chancellery and descended into his bunker beneath the Reich Chancellery gardens: the Fuehrerbunker. From then on, he lived below ground and only occasionally ventured to … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 19–25 March 1945: Copenhagen—triumph and tragedy

Posted on March 23, 2017 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 21 March 1945, RAF and USAAF bombers carried out a precision raid against the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Gestapo had chosen to set up its headquarters in the former headquarters of the … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 12–18 March 1945: RAF attacks the Schildesche viaduct

Posted on March 15, 2017 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 14 March 1945, the RAF’s 617 Squadron launched a daytime raid against the Schildesche viaduct near Bielefeld, on the railway line linking Hanover to Hamm. The viaduct dated from 1847. A large section of the … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 5–11 March 1945: The bridge at Remagen

Posted on March 6, 2017 by secondbysecond

On 7 March 1945, units of the 9th Armoured Division of General Courtney Hodges’ US First Army arrived at the German town of Remagen on the west bank of the Rhine. To their surprise, the Ludendorff railway bridge, which connected Remagen … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 26 Feb–4 March 1945: Without goodness or grace

Posted on March 3, 2017 by secondbysecond

This week in the war saw the execution in Plötzensee Prison of the German Social Democrat politician Ernst von Harnack. In 1933, von Harnack had voiced his opposition to the new Hitler-led government, describing it as ‘without goodness or grace.’ [Quoted … Continue reading →

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