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Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2

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The Red Army continues its continual advance onto German soil—and the flight of German civilians and military. 

Map 1: The siege of Kongisberg 

 

Map 2: Samland

The Samland Peninsula in 1905, showing city and town names still present in 1945. 

Map 3: The (second) East Prussian Offensive 

Map 4: The advance across Pola...


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After 10 shattering blows on the Eastern Front in 1944, the Western Allies and the USSR continue to compress nazi Germany in January 1945. 

Map 1: The compressing front

 

1a: 1 January 1944

 

 

1b: 1 January 1945 

 

 

1c: 15 January 1945...


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"Budapest lay athwart the main entry route to Austria and Bohemia. It was the main railway hub of the region and also the largest Danubian port. The Red Army could not bypass it. This was the first time in the war that the Red Army had to lay siege to a major city." 

The Red Army assaults the capital of nazi Germany’s final remaining partner in the Second World Wa...


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There was a lot of action on the Eastern Front in the autumn of 1944. In late September, the Red Army and its new allies enter Yugoslavia and connect with communist Partisans led by a man called Tito. The results will echo across the decades. 

Map 1: The Balkan military theatre, September 1944–January 1945

Map 2: The Bulgarian incursion

Map 3: The Bat...


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In October 1944, the Red Army entered East Prussia, the heart of German militarism. Horrific war crimes ensued.

Map 1: The Red Army’s advances all across the broad front

 

 

Map 2a: European Theatre, 1 October 1944

 

 

Map 2b: European Theatre, 1 November 1944 

 

Map 3a: The Pacific Theatre, 1 Octobe...


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