"Battle For Berlin. April 1945. Some Gripping Images" Topic
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| Tango01 | 07 Aug 2021 4:24 p.m. PST |
"The final chapter in the destruction of Hitler's Third Reich began on April 16, 1945 when Stalin unleashed the brutal power of 20 armies, 6,300 tanks and 8,500 aircraft with the objective of crushing German resistance and capturing Berlin. By prior agreement, the Allied armies (positioned approximately 60 miles to the west) halted their advance on the city in order to give the Soviets a free hand. The depleted German forces put up a stiff defense, initially repelling the attacking Russians, but ultimately succumbing to overwhelming force. By April 24 the Soviet army surrounded the city slowly tightening its stranglehold on the remaining Nazi defenders. Fighting street-to-street and house-to-house, Russian troops blasted their way towards Hitler's chancellery in the city's center. Inside his underground bunker Hitler lived in a world of fantasy as his "Thousand Year Reich" crumbled above him. In his final hours the Fuehrer married his long-time mistress and then joined her in suicide. The Third Reich was dead…"
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GamesPoet  | 08 Aug 2021 2:44 a.m. PST |
Didn't watch any of the videos, not sure I need to know, especially since the article is quite telling. |
| deephorse | 08 Aug 2021 9:46 a.m. PST |
Some far from gripping photos, and several videos that are unavailable. |
Old Glory  | 08 Aug 2021 2:18 p.m. PST |
See all these multiple places and none "gripping?"
To me "gripping" would be adolph handing Eva the capsule and then raising the gun to his head in photo. Russ Dunaway |
| Tango01 | 08 Aug 2021 3:26 p.m. PST |
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