5 facts about the storming of Berlin Bashny.Net

April 25, 1945 began the storming of Berlin, which became the largest operation during the Great Patriotic War. 3 million people came together in the battle for the city, where they were locked up and starved to death almost as many inhabitants.





1.Rekord of medals

During the storming of Berlin was handed more awards than all other military operations. Approximately 187 units of the Red Army were awarded the honorary "Berlin" titles that were issued during World War II for the capture and release of large settlements. In comparison, the "Stalingrad" of names was only 55.

Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" were awarded about 1.1 million people, while the Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" was awarded more than 270 thousand people, "For the capture of Budapest" 362000, "For the capture of Koenigsberg" 760000, "For the liberation of Warsaw "about 700 thousand," For the liberation of Belgrade "- 70 thousand," For the liberation of Prague "395 000.

2.Trete capture of Berlin

It is noteworthy that the Russian military history Berlin became the sole capital of the West European states, which Russian and Soviet troops took possession of as many as three times. He was first taken in 1760 during the Seven Years War, when the Russian avant-garde General Chernyshev for a few days captured the capital of Prussia. Secondary Russian troops entered Berlin in 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. And finally, the third time in Berlin was stormed after heavy fighting, the 2nd May 1945. In comparison, only once the armed forces of the Fatherland mastered Rome (1799), Paris (1814) and Vienna (1945).

3. In military medicine

Berlin offensive operation is remarkable in the history of military medicine. Its feature was a limited evacuation of victims of the fighting from the front lines in the interior of the USSR. For example, only 15% of the sick and wounded were evacuated to the rear of the number of victims as part of the 1st Ukrainian Front, and the treatment was carried out in the rest of the front and army hospitals. A small volume of the evacuation was associated not only with the difficulties in the use of rail transport, but also the fact that Berlin and Prague operations ended with the Great Patriotic War and hospitals able to carry out the treatment of wounded and sick "on the ground". In addition, during the operation the Soviet troops suffered minor losses sick, so you can use most of the locations of hospital bed hospital to treat the wounded.

4.Tankovye loss

But the technical component of the Red Army suffered greatly. Berlin operation connected with serious losses in the Soviet tank units, which have been caused by a powerful enemy defenses. During the three weeks of fighting the Soviets lost about 1,800 tanks and self-propelled guns, 250 of them from the enemy uses faustpatrona. Often tank units rushed into the breach, where the anti-tank defenses of the enemy has been suppressed. Were extremely difficult action of tanks in the battle for human settlements, especially in Berlin.

5 "God of War»

Berlin operation marked one of the highest densities of Soviet artillery in World War II. Reducing by 1945 the length of the front line and increase production artillery helped in the final stages of the war used to suppress the German Defense massive artillery strike. Almost the entire front line of defense of the enemy heavy artillery fire Smetana. Especially close was the focus of Soviet artillery in breakthrough areas. Thus, during the Berlin operation in the area breakthrough 5th Shock Army of the 1st Belorussian Front for 1km had 347 guns and mortars. Overall, three Soviet front on 16 April 1945 with 42 thousand. Pieces.

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