1 ▁according ▁to ▁plans ▁by ▁Peter ▁Be hr ens . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁as ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁approached ▁the ▁Reich ' s ▁capital , ▁Marsh al ▁Georg y ▁Zh uk ov , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Bel or uss ian ▁Front , ▁established ▁his ▁headquarters ▁at ▁a ▁former ▁We hr macht ▁officer ' s ▁mess ▁hall ▁in ▁Karl sh or st , ▁where ▁on ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁the ▁un cond itional ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁forces ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁Zh uk ov ▁by ▁Colonel - General ▁Hans - J ürgen ▁St ump ff ▁as ▁the ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe , ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Wilhelm ▁Ke itel ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁OK W , ▁and ▁Admir al ▁Hans - Ge org ▁von ▁Fried eb urg ▁as ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Kriegs marine . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁the ▁building ▁complex ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Military ▁Administration ▁in ▁Germany . ▁After ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁it ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Independent ▁Motor ized ▁R if le ▁Brigade , ▁the ▁S ovi ets ' ▁" Ber lin ▁Brigade ," ▁until ▁the ▁last ▁Russian ▁soldiers ▁left ▁Karl sh or st ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁The ▁former ▁headquarters ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁German - Russ ian ▁Museum ▁Berlin - Kar l sh or st ▁( De utsch - Russ isches