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| April, 1945: Soviet Berlin Offensive Operation |
| 2023-04-19 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. [TopWar] The Berlin offensive operation became one of the last operations of the Great Patriotic War and one of the most famous. During it, the Red Army took the capital of the Third Reich - Berlin, defeated the last, most powerful enemy forces and forced him to capitulate. The operation lasted 23 days, from April 16 to May 8, 1945, during which the Soviet troops advanced 100-220 km to the west. Within its framework, private offensive operations were carried out: Stettin-Rostock, Zelow-Berlin, Cottbus-Potsdam, Stremberg-Torgau and Brandenburg-Ratenow. Three fronts took part in the operation: the 1st Belorussian (G.K. Zhukov), the 2nd Belorussian (K.K. Rokossovsky) and the 1st Ukrainian (I.S. Konev). |
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