The Road to Berlin: Setting the Stage to the Final Battle of the War

We'll review the situation of the Wehrmacht and the Red Army in 1945. We'll have an overview of the Soviet strategic operations that ended up on the Oder, at the gates of Berlin. We'll see how the German Command prepared the last line of defense, and how the Soviet Command prepared its final assault. In the process, we'll debunk several myths and legends.

Sources (alphabetical):
S. Chtemenko, The Soviet General Staff at war, 1941-1945
C. Duffy: Red storm on the Reich, The soviet march on Germany, 1945
D. Glantz: Colossus reborn, The Red Army at war
D. Glantz: Red Army Pfficers 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

Thanks to TIK, M. Kurogane, T. Manfred, J. Duquette, G. Toner

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