Prelude to Berlin

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Focusing on the Soviet strategic offensives in 1945, the book provides a detailed analysis of the Red Army's operations in Poland and Eastern Germany. It includes articles from military journals and a personal memoir that sheds light on Soviet planning. The narrative covers significant operations, such as the Vistula-Oder and the offensives by the Second and Third Belorussian Fronts, which were pivotal in breaching German defenses and advancing towards Berlin. Additionally, it explores the First Ukrainian Front's campaigns that dismantled Germany's industrial capabilities.