Erbjudande The Berlin Operation, 1945 (e-bok) av Richard Harrison

Berlin Operation, 1945, tells the story of the Red Army’s penultimate offensive operation in the war in Europe. Here the forces of three fronts(Second and First Belorussian andFirst Ukrainian)forced the Oder River andsurrounded thedefenders of the German capital, reduced the city and drove westward to link up with the Western allies in central Germany. This is another in a series of studies compiled by the Soviet Army General Staff, whichduringthepostwaryearssetitselfthetaskofgatheringandgeneralizingthe experienceofthewarforthepurposeoftrainingthearmedforces’higherstaffsinthe conduct of large-scale offensive operations.The study is divided into three parts. The first contains a brief strategic overview of thesituation,asitexistedbythespringof1945,withspecialemphasisonGerman preparations to meet the inevitable Soviet attack. This section also includes an examination ofthedecisionsbythe Stavka oftheSupremeHighCommandontheconductofthe operation. As usual, the fronts’ materiel-technical and other preparations for the offensive are covered in great detail. These include plans for artillery, artillery and engineer support, as well as the work of the rear services and political organs and the strengths, capabilities and tasks of the individual armies. Part two deals with the Red Army’s breakthrough of the Germans’ Oder defensive positionupto theencirclementoftheBerlingarrison.ThiscoverstheFirstBelorussian Front’s difficultyin overcoming the defensive along the Seelow Heights along the direct path to Berlin, as well as the First Ukrainian Front’s easier passage over the Oder and its secondary attack along the Dresden axis. The Second Belorussian Front’s breakthrough and its sweep through the Baltic littoral is also covered. Part three covers the intense fighting to reduce the city’s defenders from late April until the garrison’s surrender on 2 May, as well as operations in the area up to the formal Germancapitulation.Thissectioncontainsanumberofdetaileddescriptionsofurban fighting at the battalion and regimental level. It closes with conclusions about the role of the various combat arms in the operation.EPUB3: Reflowable