The Battle of Halbe was a battle lasting from April 24 – May 1, 1945 in which the German Ninth Army—under the command of General Theodor Busse—was destroyed as a fighting force by the Red Army during the Battle of Berlin.
A destroyed Wehrmacht convoy near Spree Forest, April 1945
General of the Infantry Theodor Busse (standing, far right) in a meeting with Adolf Hitler, March 1945
Barracks ruins in Kummersdorf Gut in Brandenburg
The 9th Army was a World War II field army. It was activated on 15 May 1940 with General Johannes Blaskowitz in command.
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 2004 004 05, Johannes Blaskowitz
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1985 037 34A, Russland, Generaloberst Adolf Strauß (cropped)
Image: Walther Model on the front
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1981 104 30, Josef Harpe