Berlin , City, Germany
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BERLIN , city, Germany bur lin , Ger. berlen , city...475,400), capital of Germany, coextensive with Berlin...341 sq mi/883 sq km), NE Germany, on the Spree and Havel rivers...156 sq mi/404 sq km) and West Berlin (185 sq mi/479 sq...scientific institutions. History Early History to World War...preceded the capture (May 2, 1945) of the city by Marshal Zhukov...