Battle of Berlin
General Weidling finally surrenders with his staff at 06:00 hours, he was taken to see General Vasily Chuikov at 08:23, Weidling agrees to order the citys defenders to surrender to the Soviets
Role range: 1939-1945
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Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling through 45 dated historical records for Germany.
Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1945–1955Years on this page
1945
Arrest of Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling
The Soviet forces took Weidling into custody as a prisoner of war and flew him to the Soviet Union
Role range: 1939-1945
Battle of Berlin
The Soviet forces took Weidling into custody as a prisoner of war and flew him to the Soviet Union. General Weidling had his Chief of Staff, von Dufving, arrange a meeting with General Chuikov. Weidling told the Soviets about the suicides of Hitler and Goebbels, and Chuikov demanded complete capitulation
Role range: 1939-1945
1952
Trial
A Soviet military tribunal sentences Weidling to 25 years of imprisonment for not surrendering Berlin sooner
Role range: 1939-1945
1955
Death of Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling
Death of Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling
Records, sources and methodology
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