fucking historical fact:
Eisenhower CHOSE to stop at Elbe
Eisenhower gave us three reasons for standing on the Elbe:
His armies were already well beyond the line of the western occupation zones that had been agreed to with the Soviets. Why take casualties for land that would have to be handed over? He had always worried about his troops meeting Soviets on the run around a corner. He thought it safer to meet them with a broad river between. And, finally, ''Berlin is only a political objective, not a military objective.''
The decision to stand on the Elbe was Ike's, the most controversial decision of his public career. At the time, Britain's Winston Churchill was furious. He wanted every effort made to reach Berlin before the Soviets. And he protested to Roosevelt that Ike had informed Stalin of this decision without consulting Churchill or Roosevelt.
Halt at the Elbe
Why Eisenhower Halted at the Elbe - CSMonitor.com
not that i expect a ruskie dumbfuck to embrace reality. so much for those conference agreements eh, Eisenhower already had troops past the demarcation agreed to.