Battle of Berlin

Seventeen days · 16 April – 2 May 1945

The Battle
of Berlin

The largest engagement of the Second World War fought on German soil, reconstructed day by day, street by street, from the Oder to the Reichstag.

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Soviet artillery bombards the German positions on the Oder

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  1. Part I 16 – 19 April 1945 4 days
  2. Part II 20 – 25 April 1945 6 days
  3. Part III 26 – 28 April 1945 3 days
  4. Part IV 29 April – 2 May 1945 4 days
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The Battle of Berlin 1945: Introduction

Our in-depth day-by-day coverage of the largest confrontation of the Second World War to be fought in Germany – the Battle of Berlin in 1945.

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Seventeen days

Oder → Seelow → Suburbs → Zitadelle

  1. 16APR The Soviet Offensive Begins Part I
  2. 17APR Zhukov Struggles To Break Out Part I
  3. 18APR Zhukov & Konev Advance Part I
  4. 19APR Through The ‘Gates Of Berlin’ Part I
  5. 20APR Soviet Artillery Reaches Berlin Part II
  6. 21APR Red Army Troops Reach Berlin Part II
  7. 22APR The Red Army Grinds Into Berlin’s Suburbs Part II
  8. 23APR Stalin Changes The Plan Part II
  9. 24APR The Red Army Reaches The S-Bahn Ring Part II
  1. 25APR Berlin Is Encircled & The Allies Meet Part II
  2. 26APR The Red Army Takes Tempelhof Part III
  3. 27APR The Red Army Reaches Wilhelmstrasse Part III
  4. 28APR Stalin Redraws The Battlelines Part III
  5. 29APR The Soviet Assault On The Reichstag Part IV
  6. 30APR The Red Banner Flies High Part IV
  7. 01MAY The Storming Of The Zitadelle Part IV
  8. 02MAY The End Of Nazi Berlin Part IV