▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Sho ck ▁Army . ▁Unit ▁veter an ▁Ar sh av ir ▁H ak ob yan ▁writes ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ians ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁expressed ▁a ▁particular ▁e ag ern ess ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁Berlin ' s ▁capture ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁role ▁the ▁German ▁Empire ▁as ▁an ▁al ly ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide . ▁ ▁The ▁ 8 9 th ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁capital ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Sho ck ▁Army , ▁and ▁deployed ▁the ▁ 3 9 0 th , ▁ 4 0 0 th , ▁and ▁ 5 2 6 th ▁Reg iments ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁heavy ▁street - to - street ▁batt les ▁in ▁the ▁Wed ding ▁and ▁Rein ick endorf ▁districts . ▁The ▁division ' s ▁art illery ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁good ▁effect ▁to ▁level ▁buildings ▁where ▁l ur king ▁pan zer fa ust ▁teams ▁were ▁holding ▁up ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁advance ▁into ▁the ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 0 ▁the ▁division ▁had ▁encountered ▁the ▁tw in ▁four - story ▁structures ▁at ▁F la ktur m ▁III ▁at ▁H umb old th ain ▁Park . ▁Saf ary an ▁ordered ▁that ▁they ▁be ▁enc irc led , ▁and ▁brought ▁his ▁art illery ▁to ▁bear ▁against ▁the ▁fla k ▁to wers ▁and ▁had ▁his ▁sa ppers ▁lay ▁a