Chapter VIII – Vulnus, Inceptum, Vale
Chapter VIII – Vulnus, Inceptum, Vale Vulnus: 1945 – The World Stage The year 1945 was one of extreme turmoil and upheavals. Briefly – America/Europe: After D Day in June 1944, the tides of war were turning with the inexorable advance of the Allies in western Europe. 1945 - Jan end – Battle of the Bulge. Feb - The Yalta Conference between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, where the final defeat and joint occupation of Germany was decided and Declaration of Liberated Europe is signed; the Allies step up the aerial bombing of German cities – Dresden, Berlin and other German cities. By March, American & British (Empire) troops cross the Rhine and into Germany and from the other side, Russia invades Austria & the Eastern bloc countries. 12 th April US President Franklin D Roosevelt dies from a massive stroke whilst in office. The only US President to be elected four times, he tirelessly pushed to bring WW II to an