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2nd May 1945: The Battle of Berlin ends with the German surrender to the USSR
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2018-05-01 21:05:17
Description: The Battle of Berlin ended after German General Helmuth Weidling surrendered to Soviet General Vasily Chuikov. Determined to capture Berlin before the Western Allies, Stalin’s generals began their assault on the defensive line of the Oder and Neisse rivers on the morning of 16 April. 2 million German civilians and no more than 200,000 German soldiers were in and around Berlin when the USSR broke through the defences having suffered casualties in the tens of thousands. Travelling at up to 30-40km a day, the first Red Army troops reached Berlin in time for Hitler’s 56th birthday on 20 April. Artillery began ...
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