Battle of Berlin

1945 last major offensive of the European theatre of World War Il

thumb|upright=1.4|Model of the New Reich Chancellery with location of bunker complex in red thumb|upright=1.4|Model of (left) and Vorbunker (right) The '''''' () was an air raid shelter located near the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. It was part of a subterranean bunker complex constructed in two phases in 1936 and 1944. It was the last of the Führer Headquarters () used by Adolf Hitler during World War II.

incident of Adolf Hitler's death

Wehrmacht general (1891–1955)

iconic photograph from World War II

German Military Officer SS Regiment/Division Brigade commander (1911–2001)

Military unit

Soviet photographer (1917–1997)

Hero of the Soviet Union (1920-1993)

Military Division

German general of infantry in the Second World War (1897-1986)

Soviet soldier who raised flag on Reichstag (1923–1975)

1945 engagement between German and Soviet forces during World War Two

French units of the Waffen-SS

fortified air defense towers used by Nazi Germany

military decoration of the Soviet Union

1945 battle

German general

German officer (1915-1945)

German general (1888-1980)

Soviet soldier (1916-2010)

thumb|right|250px|Schematic diagram of the Vorbunker as it was in April 1945 The Vorbunker (upper bunker or forward bunker) was an underground concrete structure originally intended to be a temporary air-raid shelter for Adolf Hitler and his guards and servants. It was located behind the large reception hall that was added onto the old Reich Chancellery, in Berlin, Germany, in 1936. The bunker was officially called the "Reich Chancellery Air-Raid Shelter" until 1943, when the complex was expanded with the addition of the Führerbunker, located one level below. On 16 January 1945, Hitler moved i

1945 military operations in the city of Berlin near the end of World War II

Flak division of Nazi Germany

failed Nazi military offensive

German general (1897–1970)

German press secretary (1913-1985)

Russian Soviet soldier (1922–2008)

1945 battle in second World War

defence of Berlin from Soviet troops in 1945

German military officer (1906–1973)

military unit

Soviet soldier (1925–1997)

fortified air defense tower in Berlin