The War Is Over | The Road To Berlin Part VII

Conclusion to the epic series. Berlin, 1st May 1945. As German isolated groups put up last-ditch resistance inside the city, the new government led by Goebbels sent General Krebs to negotiate a separate peace with the Soviet Command. Krebs made his way to 8th Guards Army HQ at dawn, where he began discussing with General Chuikov. His aim was to reach an agreement on a separate peace with the Soviet Union. Several hours later, the negotiations were still going on...

Sources:
V. Chuikov: From Stalingrad to Berlin
C. Duffy: Red storm on the Reich, The soviet march on Germany, 1945
D. Glantz: Red Army Officers Speak
H. Heiber and D. Glantz: Hitler and His Generals: Military Conferences 1942-1945
J. Lopez: Berlin, les offensives géantes de l'Armée Rouge (12 janvier-9 mai 1945)
H. Magenheimer: Abwehrschlacht an der Weichsel 1945
A. Mednikov: The Berlin Notes
C. Ryan: The Last Battle

Special thanks to Brad Golding for narration, John Duquette, Aleksandr Poutanen and Yor Eichenherz for voice overs.

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