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Hitler remembers German war dead

15th March 1942: Hitler has to sustain German support for the war while planning his 1942 offensive deeper into Russia

Mar 15, 2022
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Hitler remembers German war dead

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Hitler with disabled war veterans on Memorial Day in Berlin on 15th March 1942.

Hitlers plan for a quick war against Russia that would see the Soviet state collapse had been hopelessly misjudged. Operation Barbarossa had seen spectacular territorial gains and inflicted enormous casualties on the Red Army and millions taken prisoner. Yet Stalin’s regime r…

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