The Great Race Begins cover art

The Great Race Begins

The Great Race Begins

Listen for free

View show details

Summary

"From the moment Stalin heard that the Americans were across the Rhine, he knew that the race for Berlin was on.”—Antony Beevor.

WIth 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.

Map 1: The Red Army’s advance, 1944–1945


Map 2: The Red Army on the Oder and Niesse


Map 3: Advance into Vienna


Map 4a: European front line, 1 April 1945


Map 4b: European front line, 15 April 1945


Historical photos


Georgy Zhukov, Marshal of 1st Belorussian Front


Ivan Konev, Marshal, 1st Ukrainian Front

Rodion Malinovsky, Marshal, 2nd Ukrainian Front


Fyodor Tolbukhin, Marshal, 3rd Ukrainian Front

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_c
No reviews yet