The German defences were mainly led by Helmuth Weidling and consisted of several depleted, badly equipped, and disorganised Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions, including poorly trained "Volkssturm" and Hitler Youth members.
The German defences were mainly led by Helmuth Weidling. They consisted of several depleted, badly equipped, and disorganised Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS divisions, poorly trained "Volkssturm" and Hitler Youth members.