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Could Adolf Hitler-the man who insists on holding the enemy as far as possible from the Reich-still prevail against the prudence of his general staff and his field commanders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF RUSSIA: The Face of Disaster | 7/17/1944 | See Source »

...Reich's dread of a two-front war had become a staggering reality of three, with more to follow if the Allies decided that more amphibious attacks on the Continent were necessary. The Allies' breakthrough of the Atlantic Wall had been followed by an even greater disaster in the east...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts, THE WAR: July, 1944 | 7/10/1944 | See Source »

Their troops on all fronts were tired, mournfully seeded with ragtag & bobtail levies from the conquered countries of Europe. The troops they faced were well-trained, superbly equipped and by now better fighting machines, weight for weight, than the Reich could muster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts, THE WAR: July, 1944 | 7/10/1944 | See Source »

...metals were running short in Germany. The Nazi Air Force and Army were reported squabbling for the available supply, even in such critical areas as the surging Normandy front. Chromium and manganese were desperately short, the nickel from tottering Finland might soon be lost to the Reich's thoroughly battered industrial machine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts, THE WAR: July, 1944 | 7/10/1944 | See Source »

Barrel's Bottom. The Red forces encountered surprisingly sparse deployments of German tanks and other armor. Probably half of the Reich's armor was pinned down in Italy and France; the remainder was not enough for Russia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF RUSSIA: Mincemeat at Minsk | 7/10/1944 | See Source »

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