 The Soviets advanced cautiously, using flamethrowers to overcome defensive positions.By dusk Soviet T-34 tanks had reached the airfield, only six kilometres (four miles) south of the "Führerbunker", where they were checked by stiff German resistance.The "Müncheberg" Division managed to hold the line until the afternoon of the next day, but this was the last time they were able to check the Soviet advance for more than a few hours.