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1. Operation ‘Salute’ and the last raid on Berlin

   2025-04-24 14:48:58 UTC

   ‘In the evening, Russian bombers attacked our district (Kreuzberg) for 2 hours. Our building suffered extensive damage from the percussion of the explosions.’ – Peter Hannemann’s mother diary, April 25, 1945 – Photo: © Russian Ministry of Defense, 2020 On 24/25 April, 1945, 80 years ago tonight, Berlin…

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2. Ivan kommt

   2017-06-12 15:03:00 UTC

   Berlin was also bombed by the Soviets, years before the final Red assault over the city in 1945 Hitler invaded the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, the largest offensive in History at the time, and German forces quickly advanced through the vast steppe towards Moscow, the main target.…

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