
The Red Army advanced to just four kilometers from Bratislava, seizing control of Bisdorf. Intense fighting occurred around Lake Neusiedl on the fringes of Vienna. The Soviet troops captured Nagykanizsa, which was the hub of Hungary’s oil industry. In total, over 143 settlements were freed.
Meanwhile, Clementine Churchill, who was the wife of the British Prime Minister and served as Chair of the Aid to Russia Fund, arrived in Moscow on an official visit.
In Paris, festivities commenced to pay tribute to the revival of the French army, which had been disarmed and demobilized during the German occupation years [end]
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