The Great Race Begins
Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2 · [email protected]
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Show Notes
"From the moment Stalin heard that the Americans were across the Rhine, he knew that the race for Berlin was on.”—Antony Beevor.
WIth the Allies on the Elbe, and the Red Army on the Oder, nazi Germany was being terminally squeezed by April 1945. But before they can drive on the prize, Berlin, the Red Army must take Vienna.
Map 1: The Red Army’s advance, 1944–1945Map 2: The Red Army on the Oder and Niesse
Map 3: Advance into ViennaMap 4a: European front line, 1 April 1945Map 4b: European front line, 15 April 1945Historical photos
Georgy Zhukov, Marshal of 1st Belorussian Front
Ivan Konev, Marshal, 1st Ukrainian Front
Rodion Malinovsky, Marshal, 2nd Ukrainian Front
Fyodor Tolbukhin, Marshal, 3rd Ukrainian Front
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