\"From the moment Stalin heard that the Americans were across the Rhine, he knew that the race for Berlin was on.”—Antony Beevor.
\nWIth 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.
\nMap 1: The Red Army’s advance, 1944–1945\n\n\nMap 2: The Red Army on the Oder and Niesse\n\n
\nMap 3: Advance into Vienna\n\nMap 4a: European front line, 1 April 1945\n\nMap 4b: European front line, 15 April 1945\n\nHistorical photos\n\n
Georgy Zhukov, Marshal of 1st Belorussian Front
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Ivan Konev, Marshal, 1st Ukrainian Front
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Rodion Malinovsky, Marshal, 2nd Ukrainian Front
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Fyodor Tolbukhin, Marshal, 3rd Ukrainian Front
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