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1945 Begins! - January 6th, 1945
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The Germans launch a new offensive, Operation Nordwind, in Alsace, even as their offensive in the Ardennes is stalled. The Allies in the west don't just have to fight these, they are .. show full overview
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Soviet and American Massive Attacks - January 13, 1945
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In the East, the Soviets launch a massive series of new offensives. In the West, Monty holds an ill-judged press conference about the Battle of the Bulge. Operation Nordwind, the German .. show full overview
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The Red Army Overruns Poland! - January 20, 1945
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The huge new Soviet offensives charge ahead this week, taking Warsaw and Krakow; in the west the Battle of the Bulge is officially called over... though there is still fighting there. .. show full overview
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Himmler Takes Command - January 27, 1945
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A new German Army Group has been formed, tasked with protecting the Reich from the east and commanded by none other than Heinrich Himmler, who has never held such a command. The Soviets .. show full overview
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Is the Red Army Too Fast for Its Own Good? - February 3, 1945
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Soviet forces have reached the old German border in force, however, logistical issues and a strong enemy presence possibly threatening their flanks means that a drive on Berlin may not .. show full overview
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The Battle of Manila Begins - February 10, 1945
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The American advance on Luzon has reached the Philippine capital, and it looks like they have a real fight on their hands with the Japanese there. There are supposed to be two new .. show full overview
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German Counterattack in Pomerania - February 17, 1945
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The Germans finally launch a counterattack into the Soviet flanks, but it does not go as well as was as hoped: The Siege of Budapest comes to an end, also not well for the Germans. The .. show full overview
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Iwo Jima! - February 24, 1945
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This week the Battle of Iwo Jima begins and American forces raise the Stars and Stripes on Mount Suribachi. Elsewhere, the Allies fight the stiff Japanese defences in Manila. The Red .. show full overview
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Allied Deception Surrounds Japanese in Burma - March 2, 1945
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Bill Slim's master plan is near fruition and the Japanese are surrounded at Meiktila in Burma. The Allies have also nearly cleared Manila on Luzon, but the fighting on Iwo Jima is just .. show full overview
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German Blunder Hands Allies a Rhine Crossing - March 9, 1945
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The Allies manage to take an intact bridge over the mighty Rhine at Remagen, a major piece of luck; the Germans launch a new offensive in Hungary, and the Allies end one in Italy. Over .. show full overview
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Smiling Albert Takes Command - March 16, 1945
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After the Allies took a Rhine Bridge last week, Adolf Hitler has again shuffled his commanders, moving Kesselring to the west. Meanwhile, the German offensive in Hungary comes to its .. show full overview
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Chiang versus Mountbatten - March 23, 1945
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Chiang Kai-Shek is demanding his Chinese troops back from Burma, but this doesn't fit well with Mountbatten's plans for the region. In Burma, Bill Slim's forces liberate Mandalay this .. show full overview
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Allies Charge Forward from the Rhine! - March 30, 1945
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All along the Western Front the Allies break out in force, invading German territory and receiving German surrenders by the thousands. In the east, the Soviets take Danzig and Gdynia, .. show full overview
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The Battle of Okinawa Begins - April 6, 1945
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It's the next step toward invading Japan's Home Islands- invading Okinawa, and it begins April 1st. Advances are easy by land, but at sea the kamikaze menace is in full swing. In Burma, .. show full overview
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Soviets Take Vienna and Königsberg - April 13, 1945
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The prizes of Vienna and Königsberg fall to the Soviets as they continue what seems an inexorable advance. In the West the Allies advance to the Elbe River, but there they are stopped by .. show full overview
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Soviet Berlin Offensive Begins - April 16, 1945
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The final Soviet assault on Berlin begins today. The Soviets have two million men supported by tens of thousands of guns, tanks, and aircraft. Opposite them stand millions of men and .. show full overview
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300,000 Germans Surrender in the Ruhr - April 20, 1945
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The Soviet drive on Berlin continues, but it is now very much a race between the forces of Georgy Zhukov and those of Ivan Konev. In the west, over 300,000 Germans surrender to the .. show full overview
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The Battle of Berlin! - April 27, 1945
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The Battle for the German capital rages on all week, as the Soviets get ever closer to the Reich Chancellery, under which lies Hitler's bunker. Berlin is surrounded, but can it be .. show full overview
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The Death of Adolf Hitler - April 30, 1945
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Europe is broken, its cities in ruins and millions have died in war and genocide. The world has risen against the Nazi threat, and now the Nazi leader cowers in bunker under Berlin - .. show full overview
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Allied Victory in Berlin, Italy, and Burma! - May 4, 1945
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So much goes on this week, and this is the longest episode of the war by like 15 minutes. But there's so much to cover! The Battle of Berlin ends; the war in Italy ends; the war in .. show full overview
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Germans and Americans fighting side by side! - May 5, 1945
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I don't want to give too much away about this extra regular episode here in the description, but it's true- German and American soldiers fought side by side in the waning days of the .. show full overview
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Germany Surrenders! - May 11, 1945
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Germany signs not one, but two unconditional surrenders and the war in Europe is officially over... although that does not mean that all the fighting in Europe is, for there is fighting .. show full overview
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Kamikazes versus Admirals! - May 18, 1945
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The kamikaze menace continues unabated, with suicide flyers hitting not one but two Admirals's flagships. There's plenty of fighting on land, though, as the Americans advance on Okinawa .. show full overview
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The Last Battles in Europe - May 25, 1945
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This week, the fighting in Europe finally comes to an end and the Allies round up more leading Nazis including Heinrich Himmler and Karl Doenitz. In Asia, the fighting continues on .. show full overview
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Japan vows to fight to the end! - June 1, 1945
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This week President Truman and his aides meet to discuss the use of the atomic bomb. In Japan, the imperial government vows to fight on even as Yokohama is turned to ash by firebombing. .. show full overview
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Operation Downfall: 2 Million Men to Invade Japan - June 8, 1945
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The plans to invade the Japanese Home Islands in the fall grow ever more concrete, with the main issue being not just how to transport men by the millions around the world, but where to .. show full overview
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Mao Tightens His Grip - June 15, 1945
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After several weeks of the Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Mao Zedong's power has consolidated to the point that it is absolute. All pledge loyalty Mao, and his infallibility .. show full overview
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Okinawa Ends - June 22, 1945
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Mitsuru Ushijima's forces are defeated and the Battle of Okinawa is officially over. However, since most of the Japanese fought to the death, victory comes at a bloody cost- over 50,000 .. show full overview
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Operation Olympic - June 29, 1945
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The casualty projections for the planned November invasion of Kyushu, Japan are in... or are they? They might have been 'massaged' a little to sell the operation more easily. The fight .. show full overview
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Aussies Land on Borneo - July 6, 1945
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Australian forces land at Balikpapan to hopefully secure the oil facilities there; In Burma, the Japanese try a diversion to allow some troops to escape the country, but the timing is .. show full overview
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Japan's New Defense plan, 100 million dead - July 13, 1945
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Japan is aware that soon enough the Allies will invade the Home Islands, and they will mobilize absolutely everything and everyone they can for their defense plan, "The Glorious Death of .. show full overview
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The Atomic Age Begins! - July 20, 1945
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This week the Americans explode a nuclear bomb at the Trinity Test in New Mexico. The plan is to possibly use more such bombs against targets in Japan. US President Harry Truman is .. show full overview
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Allies Issue Potsdam Declaration - July 27, 1945
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China, Britain, and the US issue a Declaration demanding Japan's unconditional surrender, and promising complete destruction if this does not happen and happen soon. The plan is to for .. show full overview
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Mokusatsu! - August 3, 1945
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The Japanese reaction to the Allied ultimatum for unconditional surrender is... mokusatsu. This can be translated several ways, but all involve not giving a response. Meanwhile, .. show full overview
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The US drops two atomic bombs on Japan - August 10, 1945
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This week atomic bombs are for the first time in history dropped on cities- Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. The bombs kill over 100,000 people and flatten large parts of the urban area. .. show full overview
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Hirohito Announces Surrender - August 17, 1945
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Hirohito broadcasts Japan's surrender to the world- despite an attempted to coup to prevent it from happening, and much of the world celebrates, but the war isn't really over. The .. show full overview
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Soviet Victory in Manchuria - August 24, 1945
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The Soviet Red Army completes its conquest of Manchuria and the northern half of Korea this week, although Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender already last week. Behind .. show full overview
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Can Chiang and Mao Unite China? - August 31, 1945
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Mao Zedong takes his first ever journey by plane to go and meet with Chiang Kai-Shek. They begin what will be several weeks of talks and negotiations. However, Chiang is not aware that .. show full overview
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The End - September 2, 1945
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