Battle of Berlin
Reich's final stand
The Battle of Berlin was the final major offensive of World War II in Europe, fought from April to May 1945.
Soviet forces encircled and captured the German capital, leading to Adolf Hitler's suicide and Germany's unconditional surrender.
The battle resulted in massive casualties on both sides and extensive destruction of the city.
The Battle of Berlin marked the end of Nazi Germany.
- SovietOf the USSR
- WehrmachtNazi Germany's armed forces
- HitlerNazi Germany's totalitarian leader
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- ReichstagGerman parliamentary assembly
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- Soviet Offensives
- Soviet WarGreat Patriotic War, Eastern Front, Operation Barbarossa, T-34, Stalin
- WWII 1945V-E Day, V-J Day, VE Day, VJ Day, Hiroshima
- WWII GermanyNazi Germany, Nazi Party, Nazi regime, Third Reich, Wehrmacht
- Eastern WarsCrimean War, Winter War, Russian Civil War, Russo-Japanese War, Russo-Ukrainian War
- Habsburg WarsAustrian Empire, Siege of Vienna, War of Austrian Succession, Holy Roman Empire, Seven Years War
Battle of BerlinD-Day
1944 Normandy invasion
Normandy landings · Operation Overlord · Battle of the Bulge · Battle of Okinawa
Battle of BerlinMunich Agreement
1938 Czechoslovakia partition treaty
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