Timeline Monday 16 April 1945

Events on Monday 16 April 1945 2

• 1945 Battle of Berlin Soviet forces storm the German capital Soviet forces launched the final assault on Berlin on April 16, 1945. Over 1.5 million Soviet troops fought through the city in brutal street-by-street combat until Germany's surrender on May 2.
• 1945 Battle of Berlin Soviet forces capture the German capital The Red Army encircled and stormed Berlin in the final major battle of the European war, fighting street by street against remaining German defenders. The battle ended with Germany's unconditional surrender days later. Soviet, German, and civilian casualties numbered in the hundreds of thousands.