Battle of Berlin

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World War II battle battle military offensive

The Battle of Berlin was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II, in which Soviet forces captured the German capital, leading directly to Nazi Germany’s surrender.

Aliases (6)

Berlin Offensive ×8
Battle of Berlin (1945 ground battle) ×1
Battle of Berlin (air campaign) ×1
Battle of the Seelow Heights ×1
Fall of Berlin ×1
fall of Berlin ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle → military offensive →
alsoKnownAs	Fall of Berlin →
belligerent	Nazi Germany → Polish Second Army → Soviet Union →
casualtiesEstimate	hundreds of thousands →
civilianCasualties	very high →
commander	Adolf Hitler → Georgy Zhukov → Gotthard Heinrici → Heinrich Himmler → Helmuth Weidling → Ivan Konev → Konstantin Rokossovsky → Vasily Chuikov →
conflict	World War II →
country	Germany →
dateOfCityEncirclement	1945-04-25 →
dateOfGermanGarrisonSurrenderInBerlin	1945-05-02 →
dateOfHitlerSuicide	1945-04-30 →
endDate	1945-05-02 →
followedBy	German Instrument of Surrender → end of World War II in Europe →
involves	artillery bombardment → house-to-house fighting → urban warfare →
location	Berlin →
militaryUnit	1st Belorussian Front → 1st Ukrainian Front → 2nd Belorussian Front → Army Group Centre → Army Group Vistula →
objective	capture of Berlin →
opponent	Waffen-SS → Wehrmacht →
partOf	European theatre of World War II →
precededBy	East Pomeranian Offensive → Vistula–Oder Offensive →
result	Soviet victory → fall of Berlin → suicide of Adolf Hitler → unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany →
startDate	1945-04-16 →
strategicSignificance	directly led to German surrender → final major offensive in Europe during World War II →
theatre	European theatre of World War II →
year	1945 →

Referenced by (42)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
East Pomeranian Offensive ("Berlin Offensive") → East Prussian Offensive → Lower Silesian Offensive ("Berlin Offensive") → Upper Silesian Offensive ("Berlin Offensive") → Vistula–Oder Offensive →	followedBy
1st Belorussian Front → 1st Ukrainian Front ("Berlin Offensive") → 8th Guards Army → Helmuth Weidling → Ivan Konev ("Berlin Offensive") →	participatedIn
Eastern Front (World War II) → Oberkommando der Wehrmacht → Vasily Chuikov → Wehrmacht →	conflict
Battle of Berlin ("Fall of Berlin") → Battle of Berlin (air campaign) →	alsoKnownAs
9th Army → Army Group Vistula →	engagedIn
1st Polish Army → Polish Armed Forces in the East →	engagedInBattle
European theatre of World War II → RKKA →	notableBattle
8th Guards Army → Red Army →	notableFor
Allied bombing of Germany ("Battle of Berlin (air campaign)") → Soviet Air Forces ("Berlin Offensive") →	notableOperation
Heer →	activeInConflict
Reich Chancellery →	damagedIn
Battle of Berlin (air campaign) ("Battle of Berlin (1945 ground battle)") →	distinguishedFrom
2nd Polish Army ("Berlin Offensive") →	engagement
Victory in Europe Day →	followsEvent
World War II battles →	hasNotableBattle
World War II →	hasPart
European Theater of Operations →	includesEvent
Soviet Red Army advance from the east ("Berlin Offensive") →	keyBattle
Soviet-German Front →	majorOperation
9th Army (Wehrmacht) →	notableEngagement
Third Reich →	notableEvent
Georgy Zhukov →	notableWork
Battle of Berlin ("fall of Berlin") →	result
7th Panzer Division ("Battle of the Seelow Heights") →	tookPartIn
Vorbunker →	usedDuring