WAR CRIMES COMMITTED BY THE SOVIET UNION DURING THE INVASION OF BERLIN IN 1945: AN ANALYSIS IN THE LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

Abstract

This study addresses the events related to war crimes committed by the Soviet Union (USSR) during the invasion of Berlin in 1945, analyzing them in light of international humanitarian law (IHL). It presents the need for effective international legal structures to deal with war crimes and the importance of prioritizing the protection of civilians in times of conflict. Furthermore, it explains whether appropriate criminal measures were applied to the Soviet Union due to the impacts caused to society by war crimes during the invasion of Berlin in 1945. A critical question that arises is: were applicable criminal measures applied to the Soviet Union due to impacts caused to society by war crimes during the invasion of Berlin in the Second World War? Furthermore, the research methodology will be a bibliographical survey of materials such as articles, books, jurisprudence and standards, where data will be collected through the analysis of historical documents, cultural representations in literary and cinematographic works that report cases of sexual abuse committed by Russians at the time. of the fact, highlighting the testimonies, diaries and personal accounts of women who lived in Berlin, who were victims of rape by the Russian Red Army, where the invasion of the German capital triggered a series of human rights violations, whose ethical and legal implications are examined in this work.