010 1945-2010 Victory in Berlin 1945

MAY 9, 2010 - the Great Patriotic War The 65th Victory Day celebration. http://www.may9.ru/en/ Youtube Play-list: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3E34A90389AF8575 Воин Красной Армии - Спаси! Red Army Warrior - Save (us)! The Battle of Berlin was the final major offensive of the European Theatre of World War II and was designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union. Starting on 16 January 1945, the Red Army breached through the German front as a result of the VistulaOder Offensive and rapidly advanced westward as fast as 3040 kilometres a day, through East Prussia, Lower Silesia, East Pomerania, and Upper Silesia, temporarily halting on a line 60 kilometres east of Berlin along the Oder River. During the offensive, two Soviet fronts (army groups) attacked Berlin from the east and south, while a third overran German forces positioned north of Berlin. The Battle in Berlin lasted from late 20 April 1945 until the morning of 2 May and was one of the bloodiest battles in history. The first defensive preparations at the outskirts of Berlin were on 20 March, when the newly appointed commander of the Army Group Vistula, General Gotthard Heinrici, correctly anticipated that the main Soviet thrust would be made over the Oder River. Before the main battle in Berlin commenced, the Soviets managed to encircle the city as a result of the smaller Battles of the Seelow Heights and Halbe. During 20 April 1945, the 1st Belorussian Front led by Marshal Georgy Zhukov started shelling Berlin's city centre, while Marshal Ivan Konev's 1st Ukrainian Front had pushed in the north through the last formations of Army Group Centre. The German defences were mainly led by Helmuth Weidling and consisted of several depleted, badly equipped, and disorganised Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions, as well as many Volkssturm and Hitler Youth members. Within the next days, the Soviets were rapidly advancing through the city and were reaching the city centre, conquering the Reichstag on 30 April after fierce fighting. Strategic operations of the Red Army in World War II: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_operations_of_the_Red_Army_in_World_War_II Великая Отечественная война (1941 - 1945) - История, Фотографии, Плакаты, Личности, Города-герои, Кинохроника, Песни: http://bigwar.msk.ru/ The Road To Stalingrad - 1941-1942: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FF5E5E968E8E9A20 Battlefield - The Battle for Russia: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=716D54E224552220 Battlefield - Siege of Leningrad: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4E9BA7D4BD005109 Stalingrad 1942-1943: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8416F00B87C7C672 Battlefield Stalingrad + Death at Stalingrad: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6F6BCCA689B639B7 Summer-Autumn Campaign 1943 http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7C930FD9ADA6D3E6 Battlefield - The Battle of Kursk: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=69959A38C6A9421C Osvobozhdenie, Befreiung, Liberation - From Kursk to Berlin: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FECF4D8DD0620DC7 The Road To Berlin - 1942-1945: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3057BE3D01B2ADBC Battlefield - The Battle of Berlin: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A35911FEFB19E6B3 The Battle for Berlin 1945: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B3AC675FE22FFD33 Victory Day in Europe 1945, 8/9 May: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5D86B15045F4449D Pobediteli Soldiers of the Great War: http://english.pobediteli.ru/ http://english.pobediteli.ru/flash.html?DR=1 THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR IN PHOTOS: http://www.vor.ru/55/Photo_Exhibition/Pic_eng.html MIA: History: Soviet History: Great Patriotic War: http://marxists.catbull.com/history//ussr/great-patriotic-war/index.htm 1st Belorussian Front: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Belorussian_Front Georgy Zhukov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgy_Zhu...