These astonishing pictures show war buffs battling in Kubinka, near Moscow, re-creating the final throes of the bloody European conflict dubbed the 'Battle of Berlin’. 22.

Hundreds of thousands perished in the Battle of Berlin — including untold numbers of civilian men, women and children — while countless more were left homeless amid the ruins. But it was two ...

The Red Army in the streets of Berlin, April 1945. / Photo: DPA/Global Look Press. The Battle of Berlin was one of the largest battles in human history.

The Red Army was not the only one participating in the Battle of Berlin. It was backed up by the 200,000-strong 1st Polish Army , which accounted for about 10 percent of all the advancing troops.