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443 Shoot the Works

26.4.2026

The History of the Twentieth Century

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Hitler exacts retribution for the assassination attempt against him, while in France, the Americans break out of Normandy.

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443 Shoot the Works

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Weitere Episoden von „The History of the Twentieth Century“

443 Shoot the Works

442 Make Peace, You Fools

441 The Plot to Assassinate Hitler

440 The Destruction of Army Group Center

439 Doctor Win-the-War

438 A Bill of Goods

437 Where Do We Go From Here?

436 Too Good to Be True

435 D Plus One

434 The Longest Day III