![]() ![]() Not only would the climate and topography probably defeat such a thrust, but even if it succeeded, at most it would only result in the destruction of 25 or so Soviet divisions and limited territorial gains. An early winter offensive in the East would be of little value. Radical action was needed if Adolf Hitler was going to have any chance to dramatically alter the course of the war. Army Group Center, defending eastern Poland, was smashed by the Soviet summer offensive, and now a torrent of vengeful Red Army soldiers were pouring westward to the borders of Germany itself. In the East, the situation was even worse. In the West, American, British and Canadian armies had driven the Wehrmacht out of France and back to the Siegfried Line. How the US Army 28th Infantry Division's 110th Regimental Combat Team Upset the German Timetable CloseĪugust 1944 was a disastrous month for the Third Reich. ![]()
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