The Fall of Berlin—episode 100!

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David Sumner of the Europe at War podcast joins to provide deeper insight into the last major battle in the European Theatre of the Second World War.

Two huge Red Army fronts, the 1st Belorussian and the 1st Ukrainian, crush the nazi capital between them, and bring an end to the Second World War in Europe.

Europe at War: A weekly podcast exploring the lesser-known battles and stories of the Second World War, with a particular focus on the Eastern Front.

Produced and hosted by David Sumner.

Maps

Front lines in Europe, 1 May 1945
Front lines in Indo-Pacific, 1 May 1945
1st Belorussian Front and 1st Ukrainian Front surround Berlin, April 1945
Water barriers around Berlin
Red Armies’ advance into Berlin
Front lines in Europe, 15 May 1945

Historical photos

Women prisoners from Dachau concentration camp wave at U.S. liberators
Red Army soldiers raise Red Banner over the Reichstag, 3 May 1945
ADN-ZB/Archiv
Das faschistische Deutschland im II. Weltkrieg 1939-45
Berlin wird am 1. Februar 1945 zum “Verteidigungsbereich” erklärt. Es werden Barrikaden errichtet, Stellungen und Panzergräben ausgehoben. Drei Volkssturmsoldaten mit Panzerfäusten stehen am 10. März auf Posten beim Bau einer Straßensperre an einer Bahnunterführung.
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Destruction of Berlin street near Unter den Linden
Brandenburg Gate, May 1945
Chief of General Staff Alfred Jodl (centre) signs surrender, 7 May 1945
Marshal Georgy Zhukov reads Act of Capitulation, May 1945

People

Hitler Youth boys defending Berlin, April 1945
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
Harry S Truman, President of the U.S. as of 12 April 1945
Gen. Theodore Busse, 9th Army
Gen. Helmuth Weidling, Commander, Berlin Defensive Area
Walter Wencke, 12th Army
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