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| Abandoned Go 145 and Ar 96 aircraft, Celle Airfield, Germany, 13 Apr 1945 | American ships landing troops and supplies on a beach on Okinawa, Japan, 13 Apr 1945 |
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| B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of USAAF 398th Bombardment Group on bombing run to Neumünster, Germany, 13 Apr 1945 | Pfc Mickey Rooney entertained fellow soldiers in the US 44th Division, Kist, Germany, 13 Apr 1945 |
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| Troops of the Canadian Royal Hamilton Light Infantry aboard Kangaroo armored personnel carriers converted from Ram tanks, near Groningen, the Netherlands, 13 Apr 1945 |
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