Commander of the 3rd Shock Army, Colonel General Kuznetsov (left), Major General Lisitsyn, Major General Morozov.

Kuznetsov assumed command over the 1st Belorussian's 3rd Shock Army on 16 March. The Army was involved in the urban fighting inside Berlin; On 30 April, one of its formations, the 150th Rifle Division, stormed the Reichstag. Its soldiers hoisted the Victory Banner atop of the building.