Not only were soldiers affected by the tragedies of the war, but civilians were affected also. It is estimated that approximately 5 million civilians died due to war-induced causes. The birth rate sharply declined during the war period as well.
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During<em> World War II</em>, The Allies decided to invade Germany as a part of the definite strategy to end the war.
They planed <em>Offensive Operations</em> to capture the east and west bank of the Rhine River. Among those operations were Operation Granade, Veritable, Undertone and Lumberjack, between February and March of 1945.
Allied troops crossed the Rhine River and entered through <em>Austria.</em> In the Eastern front, Russian troops defeated the Germans and liberated Poland.
<em>General Dwight D. Eisenhower</em> was the commander of the Allied troops in Northern and Central Europe.