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April 16th 1945 Beginning of the Battle of the Seelow Heights

 

April 16th 1945 - With concentrated artillery fire, the Red Army begins the battle for the Seelow Heights. This was the last stage of the battle for Berlin, and for the German side a fight they could not win . Under the command of Marshal Georgi Zhukov, the Soviet troops broke down all resistance, while not only using their infamous rocket launchers, called Katyusha rockets, but also lights in order to illuminate the battlefield. The Battle of the Seelow Heights is considered one of the biggest battles of mechanized warfare in history. The Soviet artillery barrage and the German defensive measures claimed a total of over 80,000 lives.

Länge: 00:00:52 | O-Ton: nein | Farbe: s/w | Jahr: 1945 | Clip-ID: JHT000110E

 

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