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WWII 80: The Bombing of Dresden | February 13, 2025

WWII 80: Highlights from the Truman Library

The Bombing of Dresden

February 13-15, 1945

Eighty years ago, the Allied nations joined forces to defeat fascist brutality in Germany and Japan. That march to victory, however, was not without its own horror. Then as now, the bombing of Dresden exemplifies the cruelty of that cruelest of wars.

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WWII 80: The Yalta Conference | February 4, 2025

WWII 80: Highlights from the Truman Library

The Yalta Conference

February 4-11, 1945

80 years ago, three men mapped the end of World War II. Did they also pave the way for a Cold War?

From February 4-11, 1945, the Crimean resort town of Yalta hosted some of the most powerful men in the world. These officials did not come to Yalta for relaxation, however. In what was only their second (and last) meeting together, American President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin (along with other military and political figures of the “Big Three” nations) planned their final victory over the Axis powers and reached an agreement for governing Europe.


“Nazi Germany is doomed. The German people will only make the cost of their defeat heavier to themselves by attempting to continue a hopeless resistance.”


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WWII 80: The Yalta Conference