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The episode discusses the continued military pressure on Nazi Germany by the Western Allies and the USSR in early 1945, following significant battles on the Eastern Front in 1944.

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 Map 2: The siege of Budapest, January 1945 Map 3: The Vistula-Oder campaign, January 1945 Map 4: The East Prussia offensive Photos The Budapest Chain Bridge destroyed, January 1945 Ruins of Warsaw, even in 1947 Source: New York photographer Henry N. Cobb, taken in 1947, via Rare Historical Photos . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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