1945 ⟶ Krebs's Failed Surrender Negotiations in Berlin
German General Hans Krebs negotiates the surrender of the ci...
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1945
🗣️ Krebs's Failed Surrender Negotiations in Berlin
German General Hans Krebs negotiates the surrender of the city of Berlin with Soviet General Vasily Chuikov. Chuikov, as commander of the Soviet 8th Guards Army, commands the Soviet forces in central Berlin. Krebs is not authorized by Reich Chancellor Goebbels to agree to an unconditional surrender, so his negotiations with Chuikov end with no agreement.⟶
BerlinSurrenderNegotiationsSoviet UnionChuikovKrebsGoebbelsBattle of BerlinDiplomacy
🏘️ Soviet Forces Reach Berlin Suburbs
The Soviet advance towards the city of Berlin continues and soon reaches the suburbs.⟶
BerlinEastern FrontSoviet UnionBattle of Berlin1945German CollapseSiegeSuburbs
💥 Soviets Launch Assault on Berlin
Soviet forces under Georgiy Zhukov's (1st Belorussian Front), Konstantin Rokossovskiy's (2nd Belorussian Front) and Ivan Konev's (1st Ukrainian Front) launch assaults on the German forces in and around the city of Berlin in the opening stages of the Battle of Berlin.⟶
BerlinBattle of BerlinEastern FrontSoviet UnionMilitary Offensive1945Georgiy ZhukovKonstantin RokossovskiyIvan Konev
🤝 Berlin Surrenders Unconditionally
The Battle of Berlin ends when German General Helmuth Weidling, commander of the Berlin Defence Area, (and no longer bound by Goebbels's commands), unconditionally surrenders the city of Berlin to Soviet General Vasily Chuikov.⟶
BerlinSurrenderEnd of WarWeidlingChuikovSoviet UnionBattle of BerlinGerman DefeatVictory