Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Berlin: contested ground

The ground around Berlin was fought over 5 times between 1757 and 1945: 5 battles, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

1757 Berlin raidRaid on BerlinAir battle of BerlinBattle in BerlinBattle of BerlinBattle of BerlinHamburgHanoverPoznańLeipzigSzczecinMagdeburgPotsdamGöttingen200 km52.519N, 13.398E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

1757 Berlin raid, 1757Raid on Berlin, 1760Air battle of Berlin, 1943Battle of Berlin, 1945Battle in Berlin, 194517571945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
16 October 17571757 Berlin raidBerlinThird Silesian War
October 1760Raid on BerlinBerlinSeven Years' War
1943Air battle of BerlinBerlinWorld War II
16 April 1945Battle of BerlinBerlinWorld War II
23 April 1945Battle in BerlinBerlinWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.