(1904-04-01)1 April 1904 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died
16 June 1945(1945-06-16) (aged 41) Berlin, Allied-occupied Germany
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Service/branch
Red Army
Years of service
1918–1945
Rank
Colonel-general
Commands held
27th Army
34th Army
39th Army
5th Shock Army
Battles/wars
Russian Civil War
Battle of Lake Khasan
World War II
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner (2) Order of Suvorov
Nikolai Erastovich Berzarin (Russian: Никола́й Эра́стович Берза́рин; 1 April 1904 – 16 June 1945) was a Red Army colonel general who held field army commands during World War II. A Hero of the Soviet Union, in 1945 he became the first commandant of the Soviet occupying forces in Berlin.
Nikolai Erastovich Berzarin (Russian: Никола́й Эра́стович Берза́рин; 1 April 1904 – 16 June 1945) was a Red Army colonel general who held field army commands...
Livani–Kraslava sector. Kuznetsov also used the 27th Army (Major-General NikolaiBerzarin), moving troops from Hiiumaa and Saaremaa islands and Riga to Daugavpils...
Division 128th Rifle Division 27th Army (commanded by Major general NikolaiBerzarin) 22nd Rifle Corps 180th Rifle Division 182nd Rifle Division 24th Rifle...
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Died: Henry Bellamann, 63, American author; NikolaiBerzarin, 41, Soviet military officer (motorcycle accident); Aris Velouchiotis...
he was appointed mayor by the Soviet administration of Berlin under NikolaiBerzarin: his appointment was confirmed by the western Allies after the division...
normality from all sides during the war, including the Western Allies. NikolaiBerzarin, commander of the Red Army in Berlin, quickly introduced penalties...
Soviet Union Japan Manchukuo Commanders and leaders Vasily Blyukher NikolaiBerzarin Grigory Shtern Suetaka Kamezo Kotoku Sato Units involved Soviet Border...
found no corpse that could be Hitler's," and Soviet Colonel General NikolaiBerzarin as stating, "Perhaps he is in Spain with Franco." In early July, Time...
unexploded bombs or delayed-action ordnance. 16 June 1945 – Colonel-General NikolaiBerzarin, Soviet Red Army commandant of East Berlin, is often claimed to have...
Soviet occupation authorities under the East Berlin commandant General NikolaiBerzarin on 26 May 1945. Borchard was accidentally shot and killed later in...
Friedensburg Franz Neumann Hans Reif Herbert von Karajan Gustav Heinemann NikolaiBerzarin Anna Seghers Valery Bykovsky Sigmund Jähn Walter Scheel Johann Baptist...
at any time". At the beginning of June, the Soviet city commander NikolaiBerzarin issued him a letter of protection which appeared in his KGB file as...
Red Army capture of the Reichstag building. Battle of Berlin ends. NikolaiBerzarin becomes commander of the Soviet sector of city. 8 May: Ceremonial German...
Velouchiotis, Greek World War II resistance leader (b. 1905) June 16 NikolaiBerzarin, Soviet Red Army general (b. 1904) Nils Edén, 15th Prime Minister of...
Guards Tank Army. Sometime after midnight, a corps of Colonel-General NikolaiBerzarin's 5th Shock Army crossed the Spree close to Treptow Park. At dawn on...
commander of the city NikolaiBerzarin and his 5th Shock Army from claiming a stake in the findings. However, it was Berzarin who commissioned Colonel...
General, Sept 1943): (December 1942 – May 1944) Lieutenant General NikolaiBerzarin (Colonel General, April 1945): (May 1944 – 16 June 1945) (died while...
staff) attributed the rumours of doubles to Soviet Colonel General NikolaiBerzarin's pledge to nominate the discoverer of Hitler's corpse for the Hero...
1947, after World War II, the square was renamed Bersarinplatz after NikolaiBerzarin, the Russian Red Army General and former Commander of Berlin. In the...
Shock Army, he was working as a simultaneous translator, assigned to NikolaiBerzarin, who later became city commander of Berlin. He was formally demobilised...
Berlin. On May 6, 1945, Ulbricht gave the Soviet commander of Berlin, NikolaiBerzarin, the first list of suggested names to fill important administrative...
appointed musical director of the orchestra by the Soviet official NikolaiBerzarin, replacing Wilhelm Furtwängler, who was in exile in Switzerland. His...
Kholm and then further to the north shore of Lake Seliger. Commander : NikolaiBerzarin The army's involvement began in early August 1941 near Staraya Russa...
1955) Shin Matsushita, Japanese supercentenarian (died 2019) April 1 – NikolaiBerzarin, Soviet general (died 1945) April 3 – Sally Rand, American dancer,...
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