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Around noon on [[26 April]] Wöhlermann was released from command and Mummert was reinstated as commander of the division. The following is from the diary of an officer with the ''Müncheberg'' Division and describes the evening of [[26 April]].

<blockquote> "Scarlet night. Heavy artillery fire. Uncanny silence. We get shot at from many houses. Foreign workers, no doubt. From the Air Ministry comes news that General [[Erich BarenfangerBärenfänger]] has been relieved of his post of commander of the Berlin garrison. One hour later we hear that General Weidling is our new commander. General Mummert takes charge of the Tank Corps . . . " </blockquote>

On [[27 April]], very early in the morning, Hitler ordered the flooding of the Berlin underground to slow the advancing Soviets. Hitler's order resulted in the drowning of thousands of German soldiers and civilians who had taken refuge in the tunnels. The diary of the officer with the ''Müncheberg'' Division went on to describe the flooding.