Berlin: The Downfall, 1945Viking, 2002 - 489 oldal The advance on Berlin - which was to be the largest battle in history - began at exactly 4am on 16 April, 1945. Along the Oder Neisse front, two and a half million Soviet troops attacked one million Germans. The panic induced in the German civilian population is easy to imagine. Hitler had sworn that Germany would never be invaded, yet now overwhelming Soviet armies were advancing on Berlin. The utterly deranged Hitler ensconced deep in his concrete bunker, could only scream at his military staff. Denouncing the cowardice of the Wehrmacht, he had become convinced that Germany's defeat proved that its people were not worthy of him - that they deserved to die. |
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Berlin in the New Year I | 1 |
The House of Cards on the Vistula II | 11 |
Fire and Sword and Noble Fury | 24 |
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Adolf Hitler advance Allies already American appeared Army Group arrived artillery attack authorities BA-MA battalion battle began Berlin bunker camp chief civilians Colonel commander continued conversation Corps crossed death defence Division East enemy face fact fear February field fighting fire forced Front Führer German Goebbels going Guards Guards Tank guns hand head headquarters heavy Himmler Hitler idea killed later looked Major March Marshal military morning moved Nazi never night NKVD officers operation Party political prisoners Prussia quoted rape reached received Red Army regiments Reich Reich Chancellery remained returned Rifle round Russian seemed sent Shock side soldiers soon Soviet Union staff Stalin surrender taken tank Tank Army told took train troops TSAMO turned units vehicles Vistula wanted weapons Western women wounded wrote young Zhukov