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Map of Europe in May 1945
Victory in Europe · WW2
Europe in May 1945: Victory in Europe. Since January 1945, 16 territories changed status on this map: including Germany, East Prussia, Austria and 13 more.
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What changes on the map
| Germany | Axis powers → Defeated Axis (occupied) |
| East Prussia | Axis powers → Soviet Union |
| Austria | Axis powers → Defeated Axis (occupied) |
| Czech Republic | Axis-occupied → Soviet Union |
| Slovakia | Axis allies & puppets → Soviet Union |
| Netherlands | Axis-occupied → Western Allies |
| Denmark | Axis-occupied → Western Allies |
| Norway | Axis-occupied → Western Allies |
| Serbia | Axis-occupied → Soviet Union |
| Croatia | Axis allies & puppets → Soviet Union |
| Slovenia | Axis-occupied → Soviet Union |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Axis-occupied → Soviet Union |
| Montenegro | Axis-occupied → Soviet Union |
| North Macedonia | Axis-occupied → Soviet Union |
| Kosovo | Axis-occupied → Soviet Union |
| Albania | Axis allies & puppets → Soviet Union |
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