The Fall of Berlin: How 2.5 Million Soviet Soldiers Ended the War in 16 Days

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In April 1945, three Soviet fronts converged on Berlin with 2.5 million soldiers, 6,000 tanks, and vast concentrations of artillery. Facing them: a garrison of a million men of wildly uneven quality, dug in behind rivers, canals, and hastily improvised barricades. What followed was one of the most complex urban operations in military history — a 16-day campaign shaped by rival marshals, political deadlines, and the unforgiving geometry of city fighting. The operational cost on both sides exceeded 200,000 casualties.

Welcome to ‪@ww2.cauldron‬ where we uncover the grit, logistics, and forgotten operations of the Eastern Front. We strip away the mythology to reveal the brutal arithmetic of World War II.

In this video, you'll see the Berlin operation through archive aerial footage, soldier diaries, and detailed floor plans of the Reichstag. You'll understand why the Seelow Heights cost 66,000 Soviet casualties in four days, how a zoo flak tower engaged IS-2 heavy tanks on the Moltke Bridge from several miles away, and why Stalin's May Day deadline turned a military operation into a race between Zhukov and Konev.

Chapters
▶ 0:00 - The Soviet Berlin Offensive Begins: April 1945
▶ 2:30 - The Battle of Seelow Heights and the Encirclement of Berlin
▶ 6:15 - Inside the Government District: Mapping the Final Battlefield
▶ 11:24 - Crossing the Moltke Bridge Under Fire
▶ 21:46 - The Storming of the Reichstag

Topics Covered
The Soviet Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation of April–May 1945
Rivalry between Marshals Zhukov and Konev during the final advance
The four-day battle for the Seelow Heights and its operational consequences
Soviet urban warfare doctrine: direct-fire artillery and block-by-block clearance
The tactical role of Berlin's flak towers in the city's defence
The storming of the Reichstag and Stalin's political deadline
Firsthand accounts from soldiers on both sides of the fighting

"History is written by the victors. We read the footnotes."

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