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The
Battle of Berlin |
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Following a punishing five years during which the Nazi war machine killed over 10 million Soviet |
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soldiers and over 11 million civilians, the Red Army reached the banks of the Oder River in early |
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April, 1945, 50 kilometers east of Berlin. 1.3 million Soviet Soldiers faced a crippled Nazi defense, |
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consisting substantially of old men, teenagers and women of the Volkssturm (Home Guard). They |
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descended upon Berlin for what Marshal Georgy K. Zukhov called their “final hour of vengeance.” |
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This tour of the Battle of Berlin follows the crucial details of the battle, including troop movements, |
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the master strategies of leading generals, andthe experiences of infantry soldiers and Berlin |
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civilians. Recommended tour duration: 3-4 hours. |
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Selected Highlights: |
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• Treptower Park, site of a massive and utterly impressive monument of a Soviet Soldier carrying a child, commemorating over |
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5,000 Soviet soldiers who died taking the area. Hear stories of the initial attack of East Berlin and the revenge of Soviet soldiers |
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following their conquest of the city. |
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• Siegesäulle, the “victory column” of the Prussian state, moved to its current position for Hitler’s 50th birthday was the site |
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of a decisive battle on the Soviet march towards the Nazi headquarters. Hear the surprising details of the battle, and also |
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gain a broader picture of the battlefield from a bird’s-eye view. |
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• Russian-German War Museum at Karlshorst, this museum provides excellent background for the war battle between Nazi |
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Germany and the Soviet Union, including the Non-Aggression pact of 1939, which included the division of Poland, and the |
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details of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi surprise attack in 1941. |
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• Prenzlauer Berg, hear the details of the attack of Soviet soldiers from the perspective of individual German citizens, both those |
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loyal to Hitler and those terrified of the impending defeat. |
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• Flak tower defense systems, see an example of the large anti-aircraft gun blockhouses used by the Luftwaffe to defend |
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against Allied bombing raids. The massive concrete structures, considered invulnerable to attack, where prized air raid shelters |
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for tens of thousands of people. |
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• Reichstag, Soviet propaganda had made the former German Parliament building into the symbol of the Nazi state, and so |
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the Soviet soldiers fought with particular ferociousness to gain credit for the decisive defeat. Learn about the competing |
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efforts of Soviet Marshals Zhukov and Konjew in their race to Berlin. |
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• Hitler’s Bunker, where Hitler spent his final weeks until his suicide. Hear the details of Hitler’s developing military analysis |
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of the encroaching Soviet attack, and his delusional fantasies of last-minute victory. |
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