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When Berlin became a battlefield of fire and ruins

As Soviet tanks rolled into Berlin, the war entered its final and most destructive chapter. German soldiers, foreign ...
The Forward

An astonishing history of wartime Berlin that reads like a thriller

World War II Berlin had its share of fanatical Nazis, along with a handful of courageous resisters. But it is the people navigating between these two moral poles that seem to interest Ian Buruma the ...
Associated Press

Berlin still bears scars 80 years after pivotal battle that sealed the defeat of Nazi Germany

BERLIN (AP) — Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in an intense fight for the capital in May 1945. After decades of division and its revival ...
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Berlin 1945: The Final Clash That Ended Hitler’s War

In this video, we examine the final major offensive in Europe during World War II: the Battle of Berlin. From the Red Army’s relentless advance to the fall of the German capital, we explore the ...
The Conversation

Berlin airlift and Ukraine war: the importance of symbols during conflicts

Every military conflict contains situations that eventually become its defining symbols. The Berlin airlift, initiated in response to the Soviet blockade of western-controlled sectors of the city in ...
Stars and Stripes

How a Berlin Cold War outpost offers a window on challenges today

(Tribune News Service) — Carved out of the forest on the southwestern edge of Berlin lies an outpost of the Cold War that’s becoming more relevant by the day. Officially, the Military History Museum ...