Battle of Berlin

Examples of Battle of Berlin in the following topics:

• The Collapse of Nazi Germany

  • The joined efforts culminated in the final defeat of Germany at the Battle of Berlin.
  • The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European theater.
  • Before the main battle in Berlin commenced, the Red Army encircled the city after successful battles of the Seelow Heights and Halbe.
  • Before the battle was over, German Führer Adolf Hitler and some of his followers committed suicide.
  • The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European theater.

• The End of the War

  • The final battles of the European theatre of World War II, as well as the German surrender to the Allies, took place in late April and early May 1945.
  • By April 30, 1945, deep in his underground bunker, with the Battle of Berlin raging above him, the German dictator Adolf Hitler realized that all was lost.
  • Meanwhile, the Battle of Berlin was ending and German forces in Berlin surrendered unconditionally to the Soviet army.
  • On the same day the officers commanding the two armies of Army Group Vistula north of Berlin, General Kurt von Tippelskirch, commander of the German 21st Army and General Hasso von Manteuffel, commander of Third Panzer Army, surrendered to the western Allies.
  • After the Battle of Berlin, Soviet soldiers hoist the Soviet flag on the balcony of the Hotel Adlon in Berlin.

• The Allied Push to Berlin

  • The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II.
  • Following the Vistula–Oder Offensive of January–February 1945, the Red Army had temporarily halted on a line 37 miles east of Berlin.
  • When the offensive resumed on 16 April, two Soviet army groups attacked Berlin from the east and south, while a third overran German forces positioned north of Berlin.
  • Before the main battle in Berlin commenced, the Red Army encircled the city after successful battles of the Seelow Heights and Halbe.
  • After the battle, Soviet soldiers hoist the Soviet flag on the balcony of the Hotel Adlon in Berlin

• Crisis in Berlin

  • The Berlin Crisis, which concerned the occupational status of the German capital city, Berlin, resulted in the erection of the Berlin Wall.
  • The Berlin Crisis of 1961 (June 4–November 9, 1961) was the last major politico-military European incident of the Cold War about the occupational status of the German capital city, Berlin, and of post–World War II Germany.
  • The U.S.S.R. provoked the Berlin Crisis with an ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of Western armed forces from West Berlin, culminating with the city's de facto partition with the East German erection of the Berlin Wall.
  • At the end of that period, Khrushchev declared, the Soviet Union would turn over to East Germany complete control of all lines of communication with West Berlin; the western powers then would have access to West Berlin only by permission of the East German government.
  • Describe the background and escalation of the 1961 crisis in Berlin, and the erection of the Berlin Wall that followed.

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Building of the Berlin Wall

• Slowing Momentum

  • The Battle of Stalingrad and setbacks in the North Africa Campaign represented a major defeat for the Axis forces.
  • The Battle of Stalingrad and setbacks in the North Africa Campaign represented a major defeat for the Axis forces.
  • The Battle of Stalingrad lasted from July 17, 1942 to February 2, 1943, and was marked by brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties, which placed it among the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, with the higher estimates of combined casualties amounting to nearly two million.
  • In Libya,the Afrika Korps (the German expeditionary force in Libya and Tunisia during the North African Campaign) failed to break through the line at First Battle of El Alamein (July 1-27 1942), having suffered repercussions from the Battle of Stalingrad .
  • In spring of 1945, the Soviet Army was at Berlin, and the United States and United Kingdom forces had conquered most of west Germany.

• The Speech to Secure Goodwill

  • Often referred to as the "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech ("I am a Berliner"), it is a perfect example of how to build rapport and favorable attitudes between two differing nations, as excerpted below:
  • I am proud to come to this city as the guest of your distinguished Mayor, who has symbolized throughout the world the fighting spirit of West Berlin.
  • So let me ask you, as I close, to lift your eyes beyond the dangers of today, to the hopes of tomorrow, beyond the freedom merely of this city of Berlin, or your country of Germany, to the advance of freedom everywhere, beyond the wall to the day of peace with justice, beyond yourselves and ourselves to all mankind.
  • All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin.
  • Kennedy's famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) is a prime example of a speech to secure goodwill.

• Frederick the Great

  • Frederick, the son of Frederick William I and his wife, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, was born in Berlin in 1712.
  • Instead of returning to Berlin, he was forced to remain in Küstrin and began rigorous schooling in statecraft and administration.
  • Tensions eased slightly when Frederick William visited Küstrin a year later and Frederick was allowed to visit Berlin on the occasion of his sister Wilhelmine's marriage to Margrave Frederick of Bayreuth in 1731.
  • The crown prince returned to Berlin after finally being released from his tutelage at Küstrin a year later.
  • Esteemed for their efficiency and success in battle, Frederick's army became a model emulated by other European powers, most notably Russia and France.

• The Cold War Begins

  • The Cold War began with the formation of the Eastern Bloc, as well as the implementation of the Marshall Plan and the Berlin Blockade.
  • Shortly thereafter, Stalin instituted the Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949), one of the first major crises of the Cold War, preventing food, materials and supplies from arriving in West Berlin.
  • In response, the Western Allies organized the Berlin airlift to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin, a difficult feat given the city's population.
  • On 12 May 1949, the USSR lifted the blockade of West Berlin.
  • Berliners watch an aircraft take part in the Berlin Airlift, which was a successful attempt to circumvent the Soviet blockade of non-Soviet Berlin.