THE BATTLE OF BERLIN ADOLF HITLER THE SUMMER THE GERMAN THIRD REICH EMPIRE STRETCHING THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE FRANCE DEEP THE HEARTLANDS SOVIET RUSSIA POWERFUL WAR MACHINE GERMAN DEFEAT AT STALINGRAD RUSSIA CRIPPLED FORCED ONTO COUNTER OFFENSIVE KHARKOV HOPES FOR VICTORY THE RUSSIAN VICTORY KURSK IN THE SUMMER QUICKLY FALSE OPTIMISM RETREAT DECLINE POWERLESS STOP THE ALLIES EXHAUSTED MATERIALS LONGER START GERMANY ITSELF EFFECTIVELY UNDER SIEGE AFTER SIX WAR ON GLOBAL THE ONCE MIGHTY GERMAN ARMED FORCES REMNANTS PUSHED THE ALLIED STRONG POCKETS OF RESISTANCE THE WAR DRAWING THE EAST FIGHT ON REFUGEES ESCAPE CLOSED DESIGNATED BERLIN IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS MUST CONCENTRATED MUSTER ARTILLERY PIECES GARRISON THIS WAS FORCE REALITY THE SITUATION IN FACT THE BOTTOM THE MANPOWER FRONT LINES QUALITY TROOPS UNITS CITIZENS PRESSED RANGING SIXTEEN OLD BOYS VETERANS FIRST WORLD DEFENDERS YOUNG AWAIT THE SOVIET ONSLAUGHT IN RESPONSE THE RED ARMY FIELD FORMIDABLE CONSISTING OF VETERAN TRAINED SOLDIER POSSESSED BLOODLUST DESTROY CAPITAL RAZE APRIL 12TH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT THIS TIME BELIEVE SUDDEN DEATH LEADER PROVOKE TURN SURE RECENT THE THIRD REICH FUTURE ACCURATE WRITTEN IN THE STARS THE SECOND HALF TURNING POINT APRIL 16TH VAIN FINALLY SHATTERED SOVIET LAUNCHED MASSIVE ASSAULT TO THE NORTH EAST SOUTH OUTNUMBERED ODDS AGAINST DEFENCE THOUSANDS CASUALTIES THE ENEMY BITTER FIGHTING NEISSE THE WEIGHT ATTACK RUSSIAN FORCES THE OPEN APRIL 20TH FIFTY SIXTH THE LAST CEREMONY THE LIST HIGH RANKING ATTENDANCE SPEER THE VISITORS BUNKERS CENTRAL CORRIDOR WALKED SHAKING HANDS GRATITUDE THE MORNING OF APRIL 21ST SS GENERAL FELIX STEINER PANZER ARMY NORTH LAUNCH MAJOR OFFENSIVE DENY ZHUKOV NORTHERN IN REALITY STRENGTH LITTLE MORE THUS THE ATTACK FORWARD EVENING SOVIET TROOPS REACHED LINING REPORTS TORTURE MURDER HORRIFIED TERRIFIED THE DEFENDERS REICH THE TERROR FELT CHOICE RESIST APRIL 25TH MADNESS RUSSIAN MEET TORGAU SPLITTING ARMY GROUPS UP TO THE WEST ENCIRCLEMENT THE TOWN MARSHALL ROKOSSOVSKY 2ND BELORUSSIAN FRONT BROKE DEFENSES THE THIRD THE OBVIOUS HOPELESSNESS FAITH GENERAL WENCK 12TH ARMY RECENTLY THE WESTERN LINK UP GENERAL 9TH ARMY THE ODER RIVER LINE ONCE JUNCTURE COMMANDERS WERE TO MOBILE RESERVE ARMIES CAUGHT UP TRAPPING FORESTS THE SMALL TOWN OF DENIED HONOR HISTORIC ASSAULT IGNORE REQUESTS SURRENDER LITTLE NO AIR COVER CALL SIMPLY NOTHING LEFT THEMSELVES MASSACRE ROLLED POSITIONS LEAVING THE WOUNDED SCREAMING ROADSIDE SLOW DEATH ONWARD TO INFLICT DESTRUCTION HEARING COMPLETE IMMEDIATELY CATASTROPHIC EVENT ORDERS CONTINUE THE OPERATION SINISTER ALMOST NIGHTMARISH ALWAYS STRICT CODE THE FIRST TIME MILITARY CAREER FALL BACK LEAD SPARE FATE TAKEN PRISONER UNKNOWN GERMAN FORCES MARCHING TURNING OPPOSITION CAPTURE APRIL 26TH RED ARMY ALL DIRECTIONS FIERCE BLOODY BATTLES STREET HOUSE TO HOUSE VAST TANK SUPERIORITY SUFFERED HEAVY ADVANCE DEBRIS STREETS NIGHT AND DAY KATYUSHA ROCKET AT POINT BLANK CASES LEVELING ENTIRE CITY BLOCKS CONTEST YARD PUTTING RESISTANCE PERIOD EXECUTION SQUADS COLD FANATICISM LOOKING DESERTERS ABLE BODIED MALES CAUGHT CITIES EXECUTED IN COLD BLOOD HANGED LIGHT LAST THROW HITLER YOUTH CORPS ARTUR AXMANN COMPRISING ELEVEN TWELVE CHILDREN ARMED SMALL ARMS PORTABLE ANTI TANK WEAPONRY HOLD STRATEGIC BRIDGES THE COMMANDER THE ORDER OCCUPY MERE SUBSEQUENTLY COMMAND YOUNGER LIEUTENANT GENERAL BOY SOLDIERS THE HITLER YOUTH TWO DAYS GERMAN RESISTANCE 600 METERS THE FUHRER BUNKER THE GOVERNMENT DISTRICT REICHSTAG NEARLY MIXTURE TRULY REPRESENTING WAFFEN FOREIGN PRAETORIAN REACH APRIL 29TH SUBWAY TUNNEL THE RIVER WASTED ORDERING UNDERGROUND SUBWAY SYSTEM WATER SURGE ASSAULT TROOPS DROWNED TENS WOUNDED SOLDIERS CIVILIANS TAKING REFUGE IN THE CITY THE DAY PARTISANS BODIES ITALIAN MISTRESS UPSIDE DOWN TOWN SQUARE CONFIRMATION FIELD MARSHALL RELIEF COUPLED WITH WEIDLING REPORT 200 METERS THE BUNKER COLLAPSE THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR RESOLVE BEFORE MIDNIGHT MARRIED EVA BRAUN THE ONE ADOLPH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT NAMING GRAND ADMIRAL DONITZ SUCCESSOR WORLDLY BELOVED NAZI APRIL 30TH THE ATMOSPHERE TENSE CALM SPENT MORNING ROAMING AFTERNOON CIRCLE FAREWELLS ROOM PISTOL SHOT CAUTIOUSLY SITTING ROOM ON THE COUCH SINGLE BULLET WOUND THE HEAD LIPS BLUE THE POISON INGESTED THE GALLERY SHOCKED HEART CEASES BODY THE STAIRS PETROL WIFE LOYAL ACCOMPANYING WRATH MAGDA CHOCOLATE TREATS ACTING DEAD GARDEN GUARD BURNED FINAL STAND HOWITZERS REDUCE FIRING GUNS BARRAGE BLASTED HUGE HOLES SUPERSTRUCTURE FAILED SEND SOVIET ASSAULT DAYS SAVAGE HAND TO HAND COMBAT CAPTURED FALL MAY 1ST THE RED FLAG STATUARY RISES ABOVE THE COLUMNS ENTRANCE MAY 2ND CHUIKOV HEADQUARTERS SIGNED THE DECLARATION FOR ALL DEFENDING POCKETS LAY DOWN THE EIGHT CAMPAIGN FOR ASTOUNDING IN BERLIN DEFENSE BEGIN WORST MISTAKE MILITARY AUTHORITIES REFUSAL ALCOHOL DECISION BELIEF DRUNKEN ENEMY FIGHT FEMALE PROVE GERMAN WOMEN ALL AGES ESTIMATES HOSPITALS WOMEN DIED COMMITTING SUICIDE THE REFUSAL ARMY GROUP CZECHOSLOVAKIAN PRAGUE THE STUBBORN TRAPPED COU