How was Munich Captured in WWII?
score:13
By the time the Allies were set to enter Munich the city was already in shambles. It had been bombed a few times and an air battle occured over the city about a year prior. The city was ruined and was basically easily taken. According to this article a US soldier received his orders to enter Munich early in the morning on April 30th, 1945 and by 2PM he was standing on the central square and by the end of the day the city was for the most part captured (There was a pitched battle the next day at the Munich Airport).
For a more in depth view see the section of the article called "Liberating a semi-deserted city"
All in all this quote from the article sums up the capture of Munich
By the end of the day, Robinow and the US soldiers who followed had almost completely taken Munich. Some shots were fired shortly after occupying the city center - and a pitched battle was fought the next day at the Munich airport - but for the most part, Robinow says, the city was left undefended. He finished the day in a villa he and his men liberated along with a full wet bar.
Upvote:-3
The above answer to this question is incorrect. In fact, there was a MASSIVE day and a half battle with the best the US Army fielded (20th Armored Division) vs. the last, hardcore Nazi and Wehrmacht anti-tank and artillery soldiers ever fielded by the Third Reich. 700+ Germans were killed and had vowed to die where they stood. They did. See the Facebook page dedicated to the 20th Armored Division.
More post
- 📝 How widespread was the notion that space travel was impossible prior to the successful launch of Sputnik 1?
- 📝 How did Nazi Germany finance itself during WW2?
- 📝 How long does a generation last?
- 📝 How did himuros operate for storing and transporting ice in Heian Japan?
- 📝 Does there exist a comprehensive list of every ancient document and artifact ever recovered?
- 📝 Did Mao Zedong and Chinese communists collude with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese War?
- 📝 How tall was George Washington?
- 📝 Why were steering wheels so big, even in 20th century ships?
- 📝 Are there historical instances of property rights not being respected/acknowledged between U.S. states, territories, and the federal government?
- 📝 Noah Versus Utnapishtim
- 📝 What was Pope Sylvester's attitude towards Jews?
- 📝 What was the aftermath of a battle in the Middle Ages? How did wounded soldiers proceed?
- 📝 Why were French maids apparently so common outside France?
- 📝 Why didn't Saudi unification include the coastal states of Qatar, the UAE, Oman, Yemen, and Kuwait?
- 📝 How old is the Classic Arabic language?
- 📝 Are there any shorter works approaching the breadth of Durant's "The Story of Civilization"?
- 📝 What share of refugees crossed borders during WW2 and its aftermath?
- 📝 What is the earliest known account of the modern military salute?
- 📝 What is this "d-mac" device?
- 📝 Gap between poor and rich in the Roman Empire
- 📝 Was Christopher Columbus Polish?
- 📝 What were birthdays like in Medieval times?
- 📝 What percentage of the British Empire's economy was profits from the opium trade?
- 📝 Did Benjamin Franklin say "Holland is not a nation but a shop"? Why?
- 📝 Were there any role-playing games in medieval times?
- 📝 Are the Laws of Dyvnwal Moelmud genuine?
- 📝 Why you must wait before claiming "historical knowledge"
- 📝 Where can I find historical taxation/revenue datasets for imperial countries in the early 20th century?
- 📝 Was murdering a slave illegal in American slavery, and if so, what punishments were given for it?
- 📝 Is Wikipedia's identification of Lebed an error?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 How was Munich Captured in WWII?
- 📝 How popular was Mozart in France before WWII and after it?
- 📝 What was American anti-tank doctrine during WWII on paper, and how did it differ from in practice?
- 📝 How was real estate from Germans expelled after WWII redistributed?
- 📝 How was law enforcement handled in large US cities before professional police?
- 📝 How was Germany able to hold itself together, while Austria-Hungary could not?
- 📝 How serious was Fermat's statement about the ancients?
- 📝 How and when was the modern company ownership structure invented?
- 📝 How was the United States able to produce excellent tanks in 1942?
- 📝 How long was a sea journey from England to East Africa 1868-1877?
- 📝 How beneficial were war bonds to the US during WWII
- 📝 Was the tugboat ever part of a WWII battle group?
- 📝 How did medieval manors handle population growth? Was there room for more fields to be ploughed?
- 📝 How prevalent was pork in Arabia before Arabs conversion to Islam?
- 📝 How popular was the Soviet Union?
- 📝 How could Jews integrate into Western modern society back when Saturday was a normal working day?
- 📝 How was titanium transported from Soviet Union to Area 51 for Oxcart?
- 📝 How difficult was to escape from a naval battle after engaging into one during the Age of Sail?
- 📝 How likely is it that any non-Celtic language was spoken in the British Isles when the Romans invaded?
- 📝 How significant was the Fall of Constantinople as an event leading to the Age of Exploration?
- 📝 How and why was the boundary between West and East Berlin decided to be where it was?
- 📝 How difficult was it to spoof the sender of a telegram in 1890-1920's in USA?
- 📝 How was the modern geographic boundary between Europe and Asia decided?
- 📝 How were diplomats and their staffs treated when World War II was declared?
- 📝 How was the Luftwaffe able to destroy nearly 4000 Soviet aircraft in 3 days of operation Barbarossa?
- 📝 How common was smoking in first half of the 20th century?
- 📝 How confusing was British currency compared to decimal currency circa 1850?
- 📝 How advanced was the satellite technology during the Yom Kippur War?
- 📝 How did the monks whose job was to copy books react to Gutenberg's printing press?
- 📝 How close was the Soviet Union to collapsing during WW2?