Anniversary
On this day
What happened on this date during the seventeen days, 16 April – 2 May 1945.
White flags on Berlin houses after surrender rights unverified
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The seventeen days
- 01 16 April The Soviet Offensive Begins
- 02 17 April Zhukov Struggles To Break Out
- 03 18 April Zhukov & Konev Advance
- 04 19 April Through The ‘Gates Of Berlin’
- 05 20 April Soviet Artillery Reaches Berlin
- 06 21 April Red Army Troops Reach Berlin
- 07 22 April The Red Army Grinds Into Berlin’s Suburbs
- 08 23 April Stalin Changes The Plan
- 09 24 April The Red Army Reaches The S-Bahn Ring
- 10 25 April Berlin Is Encircled & The Allies Meet
- 11 26 April The Red Army Takes Tempelhof
- 12 27 April The Red Army Reaches Wilhelmstrasse
- 13 28 April Stalin Redraws The Battlelines
- 14 29 April The Soviet Assault On The Reichstag
- 15 30 April The Red Banner Flies High
- 16 1 May The Storming Of The Zitadelle
- 17 2 May The End Of Nazi Berlin