Soviet aircraft launched a massive attack on Berlin

On the night of April 21, our heavy bombers launched a massive attack on military installations in Berlin, the Izvestia newspaper writes. As a result, there were many large fires, accompanied by strong explosions.

"Soviet infantrymen and tankers, operating in difficult conditions of a wooded and swampy area, advanced 30-40 kilometers with battles and stormed the city of Lukkau," the newspaper reports.

There were exactly 18 days left until the Great Victory.

Other units occupied the towns of Neu-Veltsov and Zenftenberg as a result of fierce street fighting. In this area, Soviet pilots bombed and machine-gunned columns of German troops. The enemies, abandoning more than 500 vehicles and a lot of weapons, fled through the forests.

The material was published as part of the Izvestia special project "80 days to Victory."

All articles of Izvestia during the Great Patriotic War can be found in the electronic archive.