The Battle of Berlin

1. Battle of Berlin
By:
Jordan Weller and Lucas Strait

2. Before the battle
•British and American plains bomb Berlin
continuously for two years

3. Joseph Stalin
•Sends two Russian Generals: Zhukov and
Konev to have a race to the capital of
Germany
•Along the way they both had many military
advantages over the Germans
•All the way to Berlin the Nazi’s were forced
to retreat or surrender

4. Both young and old men
•Fought on the front line for the German’s
during the battle
•The Nazi’s had made the Russians seem like
horrible people and they felt like they had to
protect their city.

5. How it began
•Battle began on April 6, 1945
•Millions of shells were fired into the city

6. Russian tank struggles
•Russia’s vast tanks didn’t matter because of all
the rubble and debris laying all over the
streets.
•The Germans were able to use hit and run
tactics to take out Russian tanks

7. Russian’s Intervene
•The Russian’s would destroy an entire
building if they caught German soldiers firing
at them.

8. Hitler wants to stay
•Even though the situation seemed hopeless
Hitler stilled planned to defend Berlin from
the Russian armies.
•He believed that his Red Army forces would
be able to hold up against the Russians

9. Women afraid of Soviets
•Many women would make themselves look
as unattractive as possible
•They would put coal and rags over their faces
so that the soldiers would not do anything to
them

10. BATTLE ENDS!
•On May 2, 1945 Germany surrenders and
marks the end of World War 2 against the
Germans and their Allies other than Japan

11. Army numbers for both sides
Germany Russia
Soldiers 1,000,000 2,500,000
Artillery 10,400 41,600
Tanks 1,500 6,250
Aircrafts 3,300 7,500

12. Citations
•History Learning Site. "The Battle for Berlin." History Learning Site.
2000-2011. Web. 04 Apr. 2011.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_for_berlin.htm
•Remme, Tilman. "BBC - History - World Wars: The Battle for Berlin in
World War Two." BBC - Homepage. 10 Mar. 2011. Web. 04 Apr. 2011.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/berlin_01.shtml>.
•Goebbels, Joeseph. "The Battle of Berlin." Calvin College - Minds In The
Making. 2002. Web. 04 Apr. 2011. <http://www.calvin.edu/academic/
cas/gpa/goeb67.htm>.