Soviet advance into Berlin, Germany during World War II near end of World War 2 in Europe. Soviet tanks and troops advance into Berlin from all direction and continue to bombard the city. Hungry German civilians cut up a dead horse on a street, desperate for food. Soviet soldiers carry an injured comrade on a stretcher. An injured Soviet Army soldier is assisted in walking by another Russian soldier through the rubble of Berlin. A Soviet soldier fires a shoulder mounted rocket launcher at a building. Desperate German civilians (women, older men, elderly) form a queue line to fill cups from a wooden water barrel. Many wear white arm bands. An older woman scrapes her fingers across a barrel opening looking for any bit of food or drink. A mass of tangled and smashed civilian cars and military vehicles fills the streets in one area, completely blocking any movement. Soviet soldiers continue to capture Berlin street by street. Smoke fills the streets. Civilians carry buckets of water from a street pump. Soviet army vehicles advance on street. Soviet tanks fire at buildings and Russian soldiers fire machine guns at German enemy soldiers in buildings, and then advance into the buildings. Line of German children, women, and elderly men holding buckets as they wait for water. They wear white arm bands. Two older German men pump a water pump to draw water for the crowd of civilians. Heavy Soviet artillery firing from positions in the streets of Berlin. Soviet troops climb over piles of rubble and through bombed out buildings and continue to fire rifles and submachine guns at enemy positions. German soldiers emerge from a building with their hands up, surrendering to Soviet troops. One Soviet soldier is behind the group moving them at gunpoint. Another group of German soldiers emerges from a small doorway with their hands up, as Russian soldiers point rifles at their exit area. At least one of the German soldiers appears to be a fairly young teenage boy soldier. Animated map depicts the Soviet capture of Berlin, sweeping in circles across zones of the city.
Soviet troops occupy Berlin, Germany during World War II. Damaged and burning building. Soviet tanks, trucks and horse-drawn vehicles move along a street. Soviet troops stand around on a street. German civilians clear debris. Street sign reads 'Wilhelm Strs'. Soviet jeep passes on a street.
Soviet troops occupy Berlin, Germany during World War II. Soviet horse-drawn portable kitchen wagon on street. Soviet flag on top of Borsig Palace (Voßstraße 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany). Gaping hole in the foundation of Borsig Palace. Soviet troops and sailors stand before Brandenburg Gate. Various bombed out buildings of Berlin. Soviet WAC (Women's Army Corps) directs traffic at Brandenburg Gate. View of Adlon Hotel (Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin, Unter den Linden 77, 10117 Berlin, Germany). Fire inside a building.
Soviet troops occupy Berlin, Germany during World War II. Three Soviet soldiers recline near autobahn. One plays accordion. Vehicles on autobahn. Soviet soldiers watch passing vehicles. American soldiers listen as a Soviet soldiers plays accordion.
Soviet troops occupy Berlin, Germany during World War II. Wrecked vehicles, debris and bombed out buildings in a city. Wounded soldier being carried across a street by medics. Overturned street sign reads 'Unter den Linden'. American soldier stops to read a sign. Horse-drawn vehicles of Soviet army enter the city.
United States occupation of Berlin, Germany towards the end of World War II. Arrival of General Omar Bradley, U.S. Commander-General First Airborne Army of Berlin District Major General Floyd L Parks, Commander-General of French troops in Berlin Major General Duschesne, Deputy Commanding Officer of the Russian troops in Berlin Major General Nicholei Nicholeiovitch Barinov in front of Adolf Hitler Barracks. General Bradley representing the American forces accepts the transfer from General Barinov. Soviet officers read out an official document.
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