The bombing of Berlin was one of the most intense and emotionally charged operations of WWII. As American bombers soared over Europe, the stakes were higher than ever.

German police have defused a World War Two bomb in central Berlin, after some 10,000 people were evacuated. "A short bang - there was a controlled explosion of the detonator away from the bomb ...

was subjected to intense Allied bombing before the war ended in 1945. The so-called Battle of Berlin began in November 1943 and the night of 22-23 November saw extensive damage to areas west of ...