Under an earlier agreement, the Allied armies halted their advance on the city.
Initially, the weakened German forces repelled the Russians.
But soon were overcome by the Russians.
By April 24 the Soviet army surrounded the city.
Fighting went "street to street", and "house to house".
Russian troops moved towards Hitler's chancellery in the city's center.
Hitler forced 13 to 16 year old boys to be accepted into the SS and die for Berlin.
Any boys who were found hiding were hanged as traitors by the SS.
Dead boys bodies were hung up on trees and lamp posts.
Hitler ordered Berlin to be destroyed.
Hitler's last act of brutality was having his SS troops blow up a German damn and drown thousands.
On April 30, Hitler transferred all power to his second-in-command.
Hitler gave poison to his wife an dog.
He should shot himself dead.
On May 7, German forces surrendered to the Allied Powers unconditionally.
On May 8, Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union.
The rapes began as areas of the city were overrun by the Russian troops and continued for a period of approxiametly four weeks;
Women of all ages were assaulted;
Many women were gang raped;
Many were raped again and again on succesive days for weeks;
Medical experts estimated the total number of rapes at between 20,000 and 100,000.
The Fall of Berlin
World War Two
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