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By the beginning of [[1945]], the [[Battle of the Bulge|German offensive]] in the [[Ardennes]] region of [[Belgium]] collapsed, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Autumn Mist (novel)|Autumn Mist]]'', ''[[The Turing Test (novel)|The Turing Test]]'') opening Germany up to invasion by the [[British Army|British]] and [[US Army|Americans]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Made of Steel (novel)|Made of Steel]]'') who at this point were racing the Russians across Germany due to the early onset of the [[Cold War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cabinets of Curiosities (short story)|Cabinets of Curiosities]]'') The [[Allies|Allied]] leaders, [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]] and [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]], all gathered at [[Yalta]] to discuss the post-war partitioning of [[Europe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | By the beginning of [[1945]], the [[Battle of the Bulge|German offensive]] in the [[Ardennes]] region of [[Belgium]] collapsed, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Autumn Mist (novel)|Autumn Mist]]'', ''[[The Turing Test (novel)|The Turing Test]]'') opening Germany up to invasion by the [[British Army|British]] and [[US Army|Americans]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Made of Steel (novel)|Made of Steel]]'') who at this point were racing the Russians across Germany due to the early onset of the [[Cold War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cabinets of Curiosities (short story)|Cabinets of Curiosities]]'') The [[Allies|Allied]] leaders, [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]] and [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]], all gathered at [[Yalta]] to discuss the post-war partitioning of [[Europe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | ||
The Germans attempted to fight back with the [[V1 flying bomb]]s and [[V2 rocket]]s launched against [[Great Britain|Britain]] the previous [[year]]. Though destructive, they were unable to bring the Western Allies into submission. The [[Seventh Doctor]] noted that German [[rocket]]ry research was far in advance of anything their enemies were capable of and may still have proved decisive even so late in the conflict. However, the Allies overran the rocket sites, ending the threat. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | The Germans attempted to fight back with the [[V1 flying bomb]]s and [[V2 rocket]]s launched against [[Great Britain|Britain]] the previous [[year]]. Though destructive, they were unable to bring the Western Allies into submission. The [[Seventh Doctor]] noted that German [[rocket]]ry research was far in advance of anything their enemies were capable of and may still have proved decisive even so late in the conflict. However, the Allies overran the rocket sites, ending the threat. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') Since [[Normandy landings|landing]] in [[France]] on [[D-Day]], the Western Allies intended to march on to Berlin. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scorched Earth (audio story)|Scorched Earth]]'') However, the Soviets got there first. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'') | ||
=== Last Stand === | === Last Stand === | ||
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== Parallel universe == | == Parallel universe == | ||
On [[Germania I]], the [[Terra Optimus]] among the worlds of [[Germania]], [[Adolf Hitler (Germania I)|Adolf Hitler]] and Eva Braun celebrated the birth of their son, [[August Hitler]], on 30 April 1945. The different Germania worlds eventually united to form the [[Greater German Reich]] to [[Second Time Front|battle]] the [[Empire of Empires]], their [[Roman Empire]] equivalent based throughout the worlds of Roma. By [[1970]], the Roman legions invaded Germania I and pushed on to Berlin after victory at the [[Battle of the Rhine I]]. On August Hitler's 25th birthday, the [[Third Air Legion]] dropped explosives on the [[dome]] of the [[Great Hall]], which collapsed the [[1 May|next day]]. The Romans entered Berlin on [[3 May]] and [[Wilding (Warlords of Utopia)|General Wilding]] surrendered on [[10 May]]. The Nazi defeat effectively spelled the end for the Greater German Reich, which was subsumed into the Empire of Empires, although August Hitler was able to escape to the "[[N-Space|True]] [[Earth]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warlords of Utopia (novel)|Warlords of Utopia]]'') | On [[Germania I]], the [[Terra Optimus]] among the worlds of [[Germania]], [[Adolf Hitler (Germania I)|Adolf Hitler]] and Eva Braun celebrated the birth of their son, [[August Hitler]], on 30 April 1945. The different Germania worlds eventually united to form the [[Greater German Reich]] to [[Second Time Front|battle]] the [[Empire of Empires]], their [[Roman Empire]] equivalent based throughout the worlds of [[Roma]]. By [[1970]], the Roman legions invaded Germania I and pushed on to Berlin after victory at the [[Battle of the Rhine I]]. On August Hitler's 25th birthday, the [[Third Air Legion]] dropped explosives on the [[dome]] of the [[Great Hall]], which collapsed the [[1 May|next day]]. The Romans entered Berlin on [[3 May]] and [[Wilding (Warlords of Utopia)|General Wilding]] surrendered on [[10 May]]. The Nazi defeat effectively spelled the end for the Greater German Reich, which was subsumed into the Empire of Empires, although [[the Divide]] between Germania and Roma was sealed and August Hitler was able to escape to the "[[N-Space|True]] [[Earth]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warlords of Utopia (novel)|Warlords of Utopia]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
