In another “brilliant” move, Ike would not let Patton take Berlin and gave it to Stalin. I know that it saved American lives by allowing the Soviets to take Berlin. However, the Germans would have not have put up as brutal a fight and would have surrendered much easier to the Americans than the Soviets. This also helped to ensure Soviet dominance in East Germany for the 40+ years.
No fan of Ike, but since his higher ups had already determined that Berlin area would be part of the Soviet occupation zone, Eisenhower correctly decided that American men and materials should not be wasted in taking territory which their political overseers already agreed would be turned over to Stalin.