Panzer Corps under General Shubnikov spring of 1945 was already on the outskirts of Berlin. Lagged behind the rear did not ensure steady deliveries of fuel. Colonel Lebedenko was requested to organize a base fuel and lubricants in Himmelsforte (in translation - Gateway to Heaven), . where a small group of Soviet soldiers had to enter into an unequal battle with the remnants of the enemy tank regiment, . trying to break through the city.