Charlotten Bridge Explained

Charlotten Bridge
Native Name:Charlottenbrücke
Native Name Lang:de
Coordinates:52.5351°N 13.2062°W
Crosses:Havel
Locale:Spandau
Starts:Old town of Spandau
Ends:East bank
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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]

Notes and References

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