On the night of November 22, the Prussian army began its general offensive against the Berlin region.
Nearly 80,000 Prussian soldiers and militia launched their attack under the cover of darkness, mercilessly slaughtering the National Guard troops defending various strongholds and barricades at the first instance.
Cannons shattered the barricades; the numb Prussian soldiers charged at the broken barriers, executing slaughter under the orders of the Prussian officers, ignoring the pleas for mercy from the Berlin National Guard.
The bayonets pierced through the bodies of the National Guard, splattering crimson blood onto the faces of Prussian soldiers. When the soldiers withdrew their bayonets, the tips still bore bits of gray-green foul-smelling material, a scent similar to excrement.
The National Guard fell to the ground, wailing in agony, only to have a bayonet reinserted into their bodies again for death.
