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28th April 1945: SS fanatics engage in a fantasy defence of Hitler's bunker in Berlin as he keeps his promise to his long-term mistress

Apr 28, 2025
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Two self-propelled ISU-152 in April 1945, nicknamed the ‘beast-killer’, the 152mm gun had to be aimed by positioning the whole vehicle. It was highly effective in urban warfare - low-velocity, high-explosive rounds were excellent at blasting open even the most heavily fortified and reinforced enemy strongpoints.
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