The fall of Berlin marked the end of Hitler's reign of terror from "summary" of Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich by William L. Shirer
In the final days of April 1945, as the Red Army closed in on Berlin, Adolf Hitler, the Fuhrer of Nazi Germany, found himself trapped in his underground bunker beneath the Reich Chancellery. Cut off from the outside world, and with the Soviet troops just blocks away, Hitler's grip on power was slipping away. The fall of Berlin was a turning point in World War II, and indeed in the history of Hitler's regime. As the Soviet forces advanced through the rubble-strewn streets of the city, the desperation of the Nazi leadership became increasingly apparent. Goebbels, Bormann, and the other top officials could do little but scurry about like rats in the ruins. Hitler himself, consumed by delusions of grandeur and a fanatical belief in his own infallibility, refused to accept defeat. In a final, futile gesture of defiance, he ordered his generals to mount a counteroffensive against the encircling Red Army. The effort was doomed from the start, and only served to prolong the suffering of the German people...
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