Description

ITALERI 6195 MAQUETTE CHUTE DU REICHSTAG 1945 BATTLE SET 1/72

6195 – SCALE 1 : 72

Battle for the Reichstag 1945 – BATTLE SET

Type Diorama accessories

Period Second World War

Country Germany

SKILL 3

Model Dim. 68 x 30 cm

Box Dim. 440 x 270 x 70 mm

The Battle of Berlin heralded the end of the Second World War in the European theatre. This major offensive launched by the Soviet Red Army, after passing the German defensive lines on the Oder River, moved directly to the capital of the Third Reich. The city itself was defended by Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, Hitlerjugend and Volkssturm soldiers, and was the setting for the final and most fierce clashes of the war. The Soviet forces, led by Marshal Zukov and Marshal Konev, with an overwhelming superiority of soldiers, vehicles and artillery, forced the surrender and capitulation of the city on May 2, 1945. The Reichstag building, seat of the Reich parliament, had a huge symbolic value and was the stage for the final acts of the conflict in Europe. The Red Army soldier raising the Soviet flag on the ruins of the Reichstag at the end of the battle of Berlin, is one of the most iconic images of the Second World War.