The Allied invasion of Germany started Process_start with the Western Allies crossing the Rhine River on 22 March 1945 before fanning out and overrunning all of western Germany from the Baltic in the north to the Alpine passes in the south , where they linked up with troops of the U.S. Fifth Army in Italy .

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 were held Hold in Schladming , Austria , between 28 January and 7 February 1982 .

The two sides exchanged Exchange air raids Attack on the first day of war Hostile_encounter , but little transpired Coming_to_believe on the Alpine front , since France and Italy had defensive Defending strategies Arranging .

There was some skirmishing Hostile_encounter between patrols Patrolling and the French forts of the `` Ligne Alpine '' exchanged Exchange fire with their Italian counterparts of the `` Vallo Alpino '' .

On 21 June , with a Franco-German armistice about to be signed Sign_agreement , the Italians launched Military_operation a general offensive along the Alpine front , the main attack Attack coming Arriving in the northern sector and a secondary advance along the coast .

Between August 1944 and May 1945 , French forces Hostile_encounter again faced Confronting_problem Italian troops along the Alpine frontier .

Following its debut as disciplines under the Alpine programme in Sochi , snowboarding Self_motion was expanded Expansion into a separate sport with additional competitions Competition .

The 2006–07 season included Cause_to_be_included the `` Victorian Alpine Fire Catastrophe Complex '' which was the longest running collection of bushfires Catastrophe in Victoria 's history .