Charlotten Bridge

view of the Charlotten Bridge from the banks of the Harvel
View over the Charlotten Bridge into Spandau

Charlotten Bridge (German Charlottenbrücke) in Spandau links the old town of Spandau on the west bank of the Havel with the east bank.

It was one of the few bridges over which some of the German garrison of Berlin were able to escape during the night of 1 May 1945 just hours before the city fell to Soviet forces (see Battle in Berlin).[1]


References

  1. ↑ Beevor, Antony (2002). Berlin: The Downfall 1945. London; New York: Viking-Penguin Books. pp. 384, 385. ISBN 978-0-670-03041-5.

Coordinates: 52°32′06″N 13°12′22″E / 52.5351°N 13.2062°E / 52.5351; 13.2062


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