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Am I right in thinking Koniev was deliberately sent to the south of Berlin to ensure the capture of Heisenberg and von Weizsäcker's atomic research and supplies of uranium before the Allies got their hands on it? Stalin needed both the materials and the scientific knowledge for nuclear research. That's one of the reasons why an encirclement of Berlin was so important, rather than a simple Eastern approach.
__________________  The Motherland, bent over her daughter's ashes, Sings this tender maternal song About Zoya, the girl, who has become a legend, Who died and was born for eternal life. Dimitri Shostakovich Song for Zoya (1944) The War in the East |