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The Race to Berlin was a competition between Soviet Marshals Georgy Zhukov and Ivan Konev to be the first to enter Berlin during the final months of World War II in Europe. In early 1945, with Germany's defeat inevitable, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin set his two marshals in a race to capture Berlin. [1] .
- 15-23 April 1945
- Soviet victory
- Germany
While the 1st Belorussian Front and the 1st Ukrainian Front encircled Berlin, and started the battle for the city itself, Rokossovsky's 2nd Belorussian Front started his offensive to the north of Berlin.
Apr 15, 2021 · To the north of Berlin, the 3rd Belorussian Front under Konstantin Rokossovsky managed to finally seize a large bridgehead on the Oder River south of Stettin forcing the centre of the 3rd Panzer Army back to Prenzlau.
On 18 November, during the last-ditch efforts of the Wehrmacht to encircle Moscow in 1941, General Rokossovsky, his soldiers under heavy pressure from Hoepner's 4th Panzer Group, asked his immediate superior, Zhukov, if he could withdraw the 16th Army to more advantageous positions. Zhukov categorically refused.
Apr 15, 2021 · Encircling the Nazi capital in a combined assault that would eventually extend from the Baltic coast to the border with Czechoslovakia. Marshal Georgy Zhukov (centre) and Marshal Ivan Konev (right)/Image: Mil.Ru. Two Soviet Marshals would be tasked with conquering the city:
Nov 22, 2019 · General Konstantin Rokossovsky’s 2nd Belorussian Front was tasked to cross the Oder and encircle Berlin from the north while preventing further German reinforcement to the city or the egress of the defenders. 32 Konev’s 1st Ukrainian Front would attack to the south and west across the River Neisse, prevent German reinforcement, and link up ...
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Dec 9, 2019 · On April 24, elements of Zhukov and Konev's fronts met west of Berlin completing the encirclement of the city. Consolidating this position, they began probing the city's defenses. While Rokossovsky continued to advance in the north, part of Konev's front met the American 1st Army at Torgau on April 25.
