World War II: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army" id="mw5g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Red Army">Red Army</a> begins the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin" id="mw5w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Berlin">final assault</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany" id="mw6A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Seelow_Heights" id="mw6Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of the Seelow Heights">Battle of the Seelow Heights</a>.