Battle for Berlin (2) l4u2o

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The Battle for Berlin is the battle that marked the end of the war for the German forces during the second world war.By April 1, 1945, the Russians were outside Berlin. They built up for two weeks, knowing that Berlin would be heavily contested.Adolf Hitler, who never thought Berliners ed him the way he deserved, decided to remain in the city.The Soviets sustained 305,000 dead as the Germans sustained as many as 325,000, including civilians.On April 30, Adolf Hitler married Eva Braun, took cyanide and shot himself. The Battle of Berlin was over, and with it went the Third Reich. The thousand-year Reich had lasted for twelve years, and 50 million people were dead. The German Surrender was signed on May 7 in Rheims, .

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