Battle of Berlin

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See also

• Battle of BreslauBattle of Breslau (1945)
  
  The Battle of Breslau, otherwise known as the Siege of Breslau was a four months long siege of the city of Breslau in ...
   a contemporary siege that lasted for 82 days.
• German Instrument of Surrender, 1945German Instrument of Surrender, 1945 Overview
  
  The German Instrument of Surrender, 1945 refers to the legal instrument of World War II in which the High Command of the Ger...
   and Berlin Declaration (1945)Berlin Declaration (1945)
  
  By way of the Berlin Declaration of June 5th, 1945, , the victors of World War II assumed "supreme authority" over the t...
  
• German WWII strongholdsGerman WWII strongholds Summary
  
  Towards the end of World War II, the German leadership had not accepted defeat, but had begun to realise that a considerable attac...
  
• Leonidas SquadronLeonidas Squadron
  
  The Leonidas Squadron, formally known as 5th Staffel of Kampfgeschwader 200 was a unit which was originally formed t...
  
• National RedoubtNational Redoubt
  
  A National Redoubt is a general term for an area to which the forces of a nation can be withdrawn if the main battle has bee...
  
• Race to BerlinRace to Berlin
  
  The Race to Berlin refers to the competition of Allied generals during the final months of World War II to enter Berlin firs...
  
• Mikhail MininMikhail Minin
  
  Mikhail Petrovitch Minin was a Soviet soldier who was the first to enter the Reichstag building on April 30, 1945 during the...
  
  

Further reading

• Antill, P. . Includes the Order of Battle for the Battle for Berlin (Le Tissier, T. The Battle of Berlin 1945, Jonathan Cape, London, 1988. pp. 196 – 214).
• AnonymousMarta Hillers
  
  Marta Hillers was a German journalist and the author of the autobiographical Eine Frau in Berlin, her diary from 20 Apri...
  ; Translated by Anthes Bell, ISBN 0-8050-7540-2
• Read, Anthony and Fisher, David; The Fall of Berlin, London: Pimlico, 1993. ISBN 0-7126-0695-5
• Hastings, Max; Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945, Macmillan, 2004, ISBN 0-333-90836-8
• Ryan, CorneliusCornelius Ryan
  
  Cornelius Ryan was an Irish journalist and author mainly known for his writings on popular military history, especially Worl...
  ; The Last Battle, ISBN 0-684-80329-1
• Sanders, Ian J. ;
• Shepardson, Donald E.; "The Fall of Berlin and the Rise of a Myth", The Journal of Military History, Vol. 62, No. 1. (1998), pp. 135–153.
• Remme, Tilman; BBC article
• White, Osmar Alternative account of crimes against civilians