{"product_id":"9781912174621","title":"The Berlin Operation 1945","description":"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 and  First Ukrainian)  forced the Oder River and  surrounded the  defenders 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, which  during  the  postwar  years  set  itself  the  task  of  gathering  and  generalizing  the experience  of  the  war  for  the  purpose  of  training  the  armed  forces’  higher  staffs  in  the conduct of large-scale offensive operations.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe study is divided into three parts. The first contains a brief strategic overview of the  situation,  as  it  existed  by  the  spring  of  1945,  with  special  emphasis  on  German preparations to meet the inevitable Soviet attack. This section also includes an examination of  the  decisions  by  the Stavka of  the  Supreme  High  Command  on  the  conduct  of  the 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart two deals with the Red Army’s breakthrough of the Germans’ Oder defensive position  up  to the  encirclement  of  the  Berlin  garrison.  This  covers  the  First  Belorussian Front’s difficulty  in 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 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 German  capitulation.  This  section  contains  a  number  of  detailed  descriptions  of  urban fighting at the battalion and regimental level. It closes with conclusions about the role of the various combat arms in the operation.","brand":"Helion \u0026 Company Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154220171504,"sku":"9781912174621","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781912174621_p0.jpg?v=1769896944","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781912174621","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}