Close to one million Soviet soldiers and more than 20,000 tanks and artillery pieces were in action to break through the "Gates to Berlin" which was defended by about 100,000 German soldiers and 1,200 tanks and guns.
Közel egymillió szovjet katona, több mint 20 000 tank és tüzérségi löveg feladata volt betörni "Berlin kapuin", amelyet körülbelül 100 000 német katona, 1200 tank és löveg védett.