S3 Ep24: Forward to the past: The Battle for Berlin — Episode 73 of the podcast on the Eastern Front of World War 2
Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2Show Notes
This episode, we jump forward for the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. To guide us through the battles for Berlin, we are joined by the author of The Fall of Berlin: The Final Days of Hitler’s Evil Regime. Author Anthony Tucker-Jones His website and books: https://atuckerjones.com/ Maps Map 1: The front lines, 15 April 1945
Map 2: The front lines, 1 May 1945
Map 3: Final operations, April-May 1945
Map 4: The Red Army’s Vistula-Oder offensive
Map 5: 1st Belorussian Front’s drive through the Seelow Heights to Berlin
Map 6: The battles for Berlin at the end of April 1945
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