Could the US Take Berlin? | The Road To Berlin Part III

During the Cold War, Eisenhower was criticized for having allowed the Soviets to seize Berlin (as well as Prague and Vienna), when the US 9th Army was able to reach it first. But did the Supreme Allied Commander in the West have a choice?

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