How The Soviets Smashed The Reich • Eastern Front (1945)

In Berlin, 1945 there was a sense of impending doom. The optimists were learning English, the pessimists Russian, as the Allies closed in on all sides. Meanwhile, Red Army soldiers, who had watched their motherland burn at German hands, were preparing to enter the lair of fascist beast and exact their revenge.

The result was a human tragedy beyond comprehension. Berlin would be made to look like Stalingrad.

In our previous episode we covered the end of the Second World War in the west. This time we’ll examine the final battles on the Eastern Front. Why did Germans soldiers continue to fight until the very end? How did an intervention from Stalin affect the battle? And what was the Battle for Berlin actually like? This is the story of Germany’s downfall on the Eastern Front.