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The 2nd Belarussian Front forces exploited success by taking the towns and major road junctions of Anklam, Friedland, Neubrandenburg, Lichen and entering the province of Mecklenburg. They also captured such major settlements, as Uckermunde, Monkebude, Rosenhagen, Ducherow, Putzar, Schonbeck, Woldegk, Kolpin, Burgstargard, Stargard, Gramelow, Gandenitz and Hammelspring, took about 2,000 prisoners and seized 106 field guns.
The 1st Belarussian Front troops carried on fighting in Berlin, taking the Moabit district, Anhalt railroad station and 177 city blocks in downtown Berlin. North of the city, the Red Army dislodged the enemy from such large settlements, as Joachimsthal, Gross Dehln, Gross Schonebeck, Klandorf, Marienwerder, Wesendorf, Liebenthal, Hammer and Liebenwalde. On April 28, more than 6,000 prisoners were taken and 83 aircraft, 150 field guns, 480 machineguns, 2,500 wheeled vehicles, 139 steam engines, 3,090 railroad cars and 30 military gear depots were seized in Berlin.
The 1st Ukrainian Front troops fought on the streets of southwest Berlin, assuming control over the southern section of the Wilmersdorf district all the way to Berliner Strasse, and the Hochenzollerndamm and Halensee railroad stations on the belt-line railroad. Over 5,000 prisoners were taken in the area on April 28.
The 1st Belarussian Front and 1st Ukrainian Front forces were mopping up an encircled enemy vic. Wendisch-Buchholz southeast of Berlin. More than 40,000 prisoners were taken in the area on April 28 and 29, with over 34,000 of them being taken by the 1st Belarussian Front troops. East of the Czechoslovak city of Brno, the 2nd Ukrainian Front forces continued to attack, driving the enemy out of Borsice, Osvietimany, Vrecovice, Nechvalin, Lovcice, Zdianice, Bucovice, Orlovice, Moravsky Prusy and Drnovice. No major changes were reported on the other parts of the front. 50 enemy tanks and elf-propelled guns were hit and destroyed and 17 enemy aircraft were downed in aerial combat and by anti-aircraft guns on April 28.
from "RIA Novosti" archives
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