Today in History ^05/02/18

(1945) The Fall of Berlin heralds the beginning of the end of WWII

Soviet Red Army forces raise their flag over the former Nazi high command center, the Reichstag building, as the Battle of Berlin comes to an end. In the months to come, the German capital will be divided into Allied zones, with the USSR controlling East Berlin.

The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II.

Start date: Apr 16, 1945
End date: May 02, 1945

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Berlin 1945 Blick über den Pariser Platz auf das Brandenburger Tor Anfang Juni 1945
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(1945) The Fall of Berlin heralds the beginning of the end of WWII.
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