How the Soviets smashed the Reich | Eastern Front, 1945
In our previous episode we covered the end of the Second World War in the west. This time we’ll examine the final battles on the Eastern Front. Why did Germans soldiers continue to fight until the very end? How did an intervention from Stalin affect the battle? And what was the Battle for Berlin actually like? This is the story of Germany’s downfall on the Eastern Front. What you need to know about VE Day: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-y... What happened after VE Day: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/beyond... Explore and licence the film clips used in this video from IWM Film: https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/co... Follow IWM on social media: / i_w_m / imperialwarmuseums / iwm.london tiktok.com/@imperialwarmuseums Map data from Natural Earth and EEA (CC BY 4.0) Icons created by Freepik - Flaticon Creative commons - German refugees fleeing West Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1976-072-09 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 Bundesarchiv, B 285 Bild-S00-00326 / Unknown / CC-BY-SA 3.0 Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1996-030-01A / Höber, Brigitte / CC-BY-SA 3.0 #WW2 #history #Germany
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