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Siege of Berlin
History of Germany
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| | 1745 | Frederick II the Great | |
| 24th Nov Hennersdorf Frederick II the Great defeats Charles of Lorraine's Austrian Army |
| 1757 | Frederick II the Great | |
| 16th Oct Berlin An Allied force plunders Berlin |
| Nov Berlin While Frederick is away, 3,500 Austrians under Hadik raid Berlin and ransom the city |
| 1760 | Frederick II the Great | |
| 12th Oct Berlin A Russian army burns Berlin but retreats when Frederick the Great relieves it |
| 1811 | Frederick William III | |
| 29th Oct Berlin Napoleon threatens to invade Berlin if Prussia makes an alliance with Russia |
| 1813 | Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm | |
| 23rd Aug Berlin Defeats Oudinot at Gross Beeren & Klein Beeren halting the French march on Berlin |
| Sep Berlin Bavaria withdraws from the war & German states waver in their support of the French |
| 6th Sep Berlin Defeats Ney at Dennewitz during his march on Berlin |
| 1920 | Seeckt, Hans von | |
| 13th Mar Berlin Informs Noske the army will not fire on the free corps, Noske resigns |
| 1945 | Heinrici, Gotthard | |
| 28th April Berlin Heinrici rejects Hitler's command to hold Berlin at all costs & is relieved of his command |
| 1945 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 30th April Berlin Commits suicide when the Russians reach Potsdamerplatz a block from the Bunker, 3:30PM |
| 1945 | Weidling, Karl | |
| 24th April Berlin 1st day of the battle, defends Berlin with 4 Divs, 60,000 men & 50-60 tanks |
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