How the Allies encircled the Nazis | Ruhr Pocket, 1945

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This two-part series explores the end of the Second World War in Europe. In this first episode, we use objects, films, and photographs from the IWM collection to examine the Western Front in 1945. We delve into the German strategy, the massive encirclement on the Ruhr and why the Western Allies chose not to capture Berlin. This is the story of Germany’s downfall in the west. See our objects for yourself. Plan your visit to IWM Duxford: https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford Explore and licence the film clips used in this video from IWM Film: https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/collections/_dAzVLKAE Follow IWM on social media: https://twitter.com/I_W_M https://www.instagram.com/imperialwarmuseums https://www.facebook.com/iwm.london tiktok.com/@imperialwarmuseums Map data from Natural Earth and EEA (CC BY 4.0) Icons created by Freepik - Flaticon #WW2 #history #Germany