One of the smartest thing Eisenhower ever did was to pull up at the Elbe River and let the Soviets have the "honor" of capturing Berlin. The bit three had already agreed that East Germany would be in the Soviet zone of occupation except for West Berlin. Stalin wanted the Soviets to have the "honor" of capturing Berlin and wanted it captured by the May 1 communist holiday.
So Ike (and Churchill, Marshall and Truman) let the Russians take the 250,000 or so casualties instead of incurring American casualties. Good idea.
That is so messed up dude.
Of course Eisenhower would, check out his ancestory.
Your view may be a bit different had you been stationed in Dresden weeks after the war.
