On 20 April 1945, Hitler's birthday, the 1st Belorussian Front led by Marshal Georgy Zhukov, advancing from the east and north, started shelling Berlin's city centre, while Marshal Ivan Konev's 1st Ukrainian Front broke through Army Group Centre and advanced towards the southern suburbs of Berlin.

Battle of Berlin, one of the final battles of World War II. It took place from April 20 to May 2, 1945, and it ended with the fall of Berlin, the capital of the Third Reich, to the Soviet Red Army, which took revenge for the suffering of the Soviet people since 1941.

Apr 9, 2021 · The Battle of Berlin occurred from April 16th to May 2nd, 1945 and served as the major concluding battle of World War 2 in Europe. It also served as the culminating point for the Soviet army after seizing the strategic initiative from the Germans after the Battle of …

May 13, 2020 · At the beginning of April 1945, the Soviet forces had Berlin in their sights. A force was assembled in the small bridgehead on the west bank of the Oder near Küstrin. Zhukov’s 1st Belorussian Front was preparing to attack the Seelow Heights, the last natural line of defence before the German capital.

May 31, 2023 · It took place from April 16 to May 2, 1945, and involved the opposing forces of Nazi Germany and the Allied Powers. On one side were the German forces, led by Adolf Hitler and his top generals.

Mar 10, 2011 · Discover why Stalin hurried to take Berlin ahead of his allies in 1945. What did the risk cost him, and how many soliders died as a result?

Discover the Battle of Berlin as the Red Army conquers Berlin and takes the Reichstag. Witness the final days of WW2 and the definite German surrender

Apr 18, 2012 · After the Soviet forces captured Vienna, Austria on 14 Apr 1945, Joseph Stalin ordered 20 armies, 8,500 aircraft, and 6,300 tanks to march toward Berlin, Germany. In a fashion typical of the Soviet dictator, he pitted his best generals Georgy Zhukov and Ivan Konev in a race for glory against Berlin.

As the largest engagement of the Second World War to take place on German soil, the Battle of Berlin would prove to be the desperate last stand of Hitler’s regime; the bloody coda to a war long lost & ultimately the coup de grâce to National Socialism…

Dec 19, 2023 · Beginning their assault on April 16, three Soviet army groups attacked Berlin from the east, west, and north. Many Germans defending the city were members of the Volkssturm, a national militia made up of young boys and old men not already serving in the Wehrmacht. It was created in October 1944 in a last-ditch attempt to win the war.