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Neukölln Suburb, Berlin, Germany 1945-04-26 (22 others)

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On 23rd April 1945, 55-Brigadeführer Krukenberg was ordered by the Reich Chancellery of Berlin to lead his men to the capital. Reorganized as "Sturmbataillon Charlemagne" around 330 French troops reached Berlin on 24 April. The next day, Krukenberg was appointed commander of the (Berlin) Defence Sector C. The French soldiers noticed the unnatural quiet atmosphere of Berlin on their first night, with no sounds of the fighting bar the distant sound of Soviet artillery. The soldiers crossed the city to the southeastern suburbs and reached a brewery near the Hermannplatz. On 26 April, the Sturmbataillon counterattacked in the Neukölln district in southeast Berlin. Half of the available troops were wiped out. The remainder fell back to defend Neukölln's Town Hall.

Defender: German (SS)/German (33rd Waffen Grenadier Division "Charlemagne" with Wehrmacht Hitler Youth)  

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