Battle of Berlin

""For the coming man.""

- Adolf Hitler's last words

The Battle of Berlin was the final battle of the European Theater of World War II. The Red Army besieged the German capital of Berlin from April 16, 1945 to May 2, 1945.

The Nazi head of state, Adolf Hitler, committed suicide in his Fuhrerbunker on April 30, 1945. German forces surrendered soon afterwards, and victory in Europe was officially declared May 8th.

Engagements

 * The Rape of Berlin: Soviet soldiers raped up to 2 million German civilians during their occupation of Berlin.
 * Flag Raising Over the Reichstag: On May 2nd, the Red Army successfully captured the Reichstag (the German parliament building). The Soviet flag was erected over it, symbolically declaring the fall of Nazi Germany.