In addition, since Berlin and the rest of Germany had already been divided into occupation zones by representatives of the Allied governments at the Yalta Conference, Eisenhower saw no political advantage in a race for Berlin.
Hertil kom, at da Berlin og resten af Tyskland allerede var blevet delt op i besættelseszoner af repræsentanter for de allierede regeringer ved Jaltakonferencen, så Eisenhower ingen politisk fordel i et kapløb mod Berlin.