Charlotten Bridge (German Charlottenbrücke) in Spandau links the old town of Spandau on the west bank of the Havel with the east bank.
Charlotten Bridge Charlottenbrücke | |
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![]() view of the Charlotten Bridge from the banks of the river Havel | |
Coordinates | 52°32′06″N 13°12′22″E / 52.5351°N 13.2062°E |
Crosses | Havel |
Locale | Spandau |
Begins | Old town of Spandau |
Ends | East bank |
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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
edit- ^ Beevor, Antony (2002). Berlin: The Downfall 1945. London; New York: Viking-Penguin Books. pp. 384, 385. ISBN 978-0-670-03041-5.