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Hope For a Lasting Peace: 1944-1949

After the victory in North Africa, the invasion of Italy begins. At the same time, the Soviets began to turn the tide in their battle against the Germans. Hitler is living the nightmare of a war on two fronts and he is losing. With the dismissal of Mussolini, the Italians join the allies, but the country is not spared by the brutality of the German army which evacuates the lands of its former allies. And with the Americans firmly involved, Operation Overlord begins. The Germans are quickly outnumbered and outgunned in this battle, as they begin their long retreat back home. Georgy Zhukov, now promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union, launches Operation Bagration against the Germans and it is a total success.

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