Berlin, the epicenter of Adolf Hitler’s power, was the ultimate prize as the Allies closed in from east and west on the disintegrating German defenses in the final stage of World War II. The final Battle of Berlin in late April and early May 1945 reduced much of what was left of the city to rubble, as eyewitness Eva-Maria Kolb, now 89, remembers.
Berlin still bears scars 80 years after pivotal battle that sealed the defeat of Nazi Germany
Berlin, the epicenter of Adolf Hitler’s power, was the ultimate prize as the Allies closed in from east and west on the disintegrating German defenses in the final stage of World War II. The final Battle of Berlin in late April and early May 1945 reduced much of what was left of the city to rubble, as eyewitness Eva-Maria Kolb, now 89, remembers.
