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==Battle of Berlin==
==Battle of Berlin==
{{See also|Operation Bagration|Vistula-Oder Operation}}
The Vistula-Oder Operation took place on the Eastern Front between January 12 and February 2, 1945. Hitler appointed [[Heinrich Himmler]], who dreamed of being a combat leader but never had any combat training or duty, in charge of German operations on the Vistula front. Soviet troops, led by Marshals [[Georgi Zhukov]] and [[Ivan Konev]], advanced from the [[Vistula]] river in [[Poland]] to the Oder river which was only 50 miles from Berlin. The extermination camp at [[Auschwitz]] was liberated on January 27, 1945. The Wehrmacht suffered enormous losses as a result of the operation.
Zhukov led the final attack on [[Germany]] and the ultimate capture of [[Berlin]] in 1945. A hero, after the [[war]] he commanded the Soviet zone in occupied Germany.
Zhukov led the final attack on [[Germany]] and the ultimate capture of [[Berlin]] in 1945. A hero, after the [[war]] he commanded the Soviet zone in occupied Germany.