Exactly 80 years ago, on April 16, 1945, the largest battle in world history began – the Berlin offensive operation. It became the final point in a terrible war that claimed millions of lives. Soviet troops quickly surrounded the capital of the Third Reich, broke through German resistance and broke into the Nazi lair. The Germans fought furiously for every meter and began to lower their weapons only when the Red Banner hoisted over the Reichstag.
We recreated the chronology of the main spring of the 20th century – with transcripts, memories of participants in the events and presenter Dmitry Kharatyan. Audio drama from Mash Paradox on YouTube, VK and Odnoklassniki.
Storming of Berlin || Audio drama
April 16 is the day of the start of the largest battle in history, called the “Berlin Offensive Operation”. In two weeks, Germany lost about one hundred thousand people. Losses on the part of the Red Army were about 78 thousand killed and 300 thousand wounded.
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