The Battle Of Seelow Hights was a battle fought by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in the Eastern Front. The Battle of Seelow Heights began on April 16, 1945 and ended on April 19, 1945. The battle resulted in a hard won victory for the Soviets and it opened the gateway to Berlin. Seelow Heights was very strategic for the Soviets because it laid only 56.3 kilometers from Berlin thus allowing the Soviets to encircle/capture the city. It was the one of the last, extremely large battles on the Eastern Front.