The Soviet Union stormed Berlin and millions of German troops were stationed in other countries. Why did they just "watch the war" and didn't support it?

1945, some people cried and some laughed, which was a year worth celebrating for the allied people, but it was a nightmare for the German Nazis.

The invincible Germanic knight who once swept Europe? The Wehrmacht didn't make Germany great again, but defeated and fled back to their hometown.

Millions of allied forces set foot on the land of Germany, and Hitler, the once mighty Nazi leader, had to curl up in Berlin, become a coward and exchange places with Stalin.

Once one step away from the goal of dominating Europe, it turned into a dream in a blink of an eye and went up in smoke.

However, Hitler was not the Kaiser during the First World War. He will not pity the people and end the war as soon as there is still hope, as he did. Trapped in the wild animals, he wanted to make a last-ditch attempt, hoping for a miracle.

Therefore, before the allied soldiers approached Berlin, Hitler formulated the strategy of defending with all his strength on the western front and fighting back on the eastern front. According to this plan, he began to deploy intensively: the German defense in Berlin was heavily guarded, including the Oder River? Nice River Region and Berlin Defence Zone: Oder River? Three defense zones will be built in the Nice River area, with a depth of 20? 40 kilometers.

First line of defense? The "Central" Army Group under the command of Marshal Kallner belongs to the 4th Army of Tanks and the17th Army.

* * * The total strength is about 654.38+00,000, including 48 infantry divisions, 9 motorized divisions, 6 tank divisions, and many other troops and corps.

Firepower equipment: 65438 guns and pursuit guns +00400, 65438 tanks and assault guns +0500, 3300 combat aircraft.

The second line of defense: the total force is more than 200,000, including 8 divisions in the reserve team of the Army Headquarters in Berlin and more than 200 national commando battalions temporarily formed.

These troops are deployed in the Oder River? In the defense area of about 30 kilometers in the Nice River area, Hitler pinned all his hopes on his carefully arranged trapezoidal fortifications in an attempt to use them to consume and drag down the other side, and finally turned back and regained the initiative.

Because the main task of the Soviet army did not dare to relax, they killed the chicken with one knife and pushed the elite Russian First Army, Belarusian Second Army, Ukrainian First Army, two tank armies and four aviation group armies to the top.

Not to be outdone, the American and British troops have crossed the Elbe River, which is only 100 km away from the German capital.

As we all know, the Germans once occupied more than half of Europe. At that time, many German troops were deployed in Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic and other countries.

When Germany surrendered, 1.6 million Germans surrendered to the British and 3.5 million Germans surrendered to the Americans. The Soviet Union captured no fewer Germans than the Americans outside the battlefield in Berlin.

But the question is, why didn't Hitler let these troops clear Berlin?

Because they couldn't come, their journey to Berlin was smooth, but there were obstacles? Allied soldiers with live ammunition.

Moreover, the fuel supply in Germany has already been cut off, and the ammunition supply cannot be put in place. These troops are all animals with their hands and feet cut off, their teeth pulled out and they can't move.

Second, Hitler did not lose heart at this time. He still thinks he is the best strategist, hoping to make a comeback and finally replicate the Battle of Stalingrad.

So, he gave orders to German troops everywhere not to go back to Berlin, just to continue fighting, to contain the allied forces, and then to help them carry out a big counterattack when the situation in Berlin reversed.

It should be said that Hitler's idea is wonderful and feasible in theory. But it can't be said that Hitler, a military genius, is at the end of his tether and there is no possibility of making a comeback. Let's just say that his idea is stupid and naive.

Because during the Battle of Stalingrad, the advanced weapons and ammunition aided by the United States and Britain were continuously transported to the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union still had an endless stream of troops, which could never be completed or died.

With air superiority and absolute superiority, the Soviet army paid more casualties than the German army and won the battle of Stalingrad.

In the battle of Berlin, the Germans had no manpower advantage, no reserves, no sufficient material support and no air superiority. Not to mention Hitler, even if Napoleon and MacArthur came, they would not win the battle.

In the face of the fierce attack of the Soviet Union, Hitler was finally anxious. He ordered the 9th Army and 12 Army to be firefighters together. But not long after, the ninth army was surrounded by Soviet divisions in the southeast of Berlin, and it was difficult to move. The 12 army defending the Elbe River in southwest Berlin was also surrounded by American troops in southwest Berlin and could not get away.

A few days before Berlin was captured by the Soviet Union, Hitler was cut off from the outside world, and there was only one way to wait for him.

After Hitler set himself on fire,1May 3, 945, the remnants of the Ninth Army, one of the last main forces of the German army, began to discuss how to surrender to the US military.

On may 8, the 12 army also laid down its weapons. Fortunately, they also met the American army. The three conditions they proposed to the US military, namely, treating the wounded, being kind to surrendered German officers and soldiers, and accepting German refugees, were all accepted. At this point, this brilliant German army has become history.