In 1944 Germany still refuses to surrender. This means that the Red Army and the Western Allies must move into the Reich to end the war. If before the Germans had to fight on foreign soil with extended supply lines, then now the tables are turned. The Allied numerical superiority of just 2:1 may give Germany a fair chance in conducting a defense.
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Against the Odds: Survival on the Russian Front 1944-1945 by John Stieber:
Ivan’s War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 by Catherine Merridale:
Small Unit Actions During the German Campaign in Russia:
Sources:
David Glantz - When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler.
Karl-Heinz Frieser - Germany and the Second World War - Volume VIII - The Eastern Front 1943-1944
Unit symbols:
Order of Battle:
Map:
Terrain
Europe: Elevation map of Europe - European Environment Agency.
Outside Europe:
Infrastructure:
USSR: Europa 1: 2,500,000 Deutsche Heereskarte: Europaische Russland. 1943.
Other: British 1944 1:2000,000 maps of Europe.
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