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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]]'') | 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 | === Last stand === | ||
==== The Soviet advance on Berlin ==== | ==== The Soviet advance on Berlin ==== | ||
On the Eastern Front, Marshal [[Georgi K Zhukov]] led the Soviets on the hard-fought advance to Berlin and effectively sealed off the city. To shelter from the coming onslaught, the Nazi leadership retreated to the safety of the [[Führerbunker]] beneath the [[Reichschancellery]]. Those involved included: Hitler, Himmler; Bormann; [[Hermann Goering]] with his [[wife]] and six [[child]]ren; [[Joseph Goebbels]] with his wife [[Magda Goebbels|Magda]] and their six children; [[Albert Speer]]; [[Hermann Fegelein]] and his wife [[Gretl Fegelein|Gretl]]; [[Otto Gunsche]]; Hitler's [[valet]] [[Heinz Linge]]; [[Hitler Youth]] leader [[Arthur Axmann]]; together with Hitler's beloved [[Alsatian]] [[Blondie|Blondi]] and other Nazis. | On the Eastern Front, Marshal [[Georgi K Zhukov]] led the Soviets on the hard-fought advance to Berlin and effectively sealed off the city. To shelter from the coming onslaught, the Nazi leadership retreated to the safety of the [[Führerbunker]] beneath the [[Reichschancellery]]. Those involved included: Hitler, Himmler; Bormann; [[Hermann Goering]] with his [[wife]] and six [[child]]ren; [[Joseph Goebbels]] with his wife [[Magda Goebbels|Magda]] and their six children; [[Albert Speer]]; [[Hermann Fegelein]] and his wife [[Gretl Fegelein|Gretl]]; [[Otto Gunsche]]; Hitler's [[valet]] [[Heinz Linge]]; [[Hitler Youth]] leader [[Arthur Axmann]]; together with Hitler's beloved [[Alsatian]] [[Blondie|Blondi]] and other Nazis. | ||
