445 Breakout and Pursuit

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  446 Is Paris Burning?

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  445 Breakout and Pursuit

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  When Patton's Third Army broke through the front line, the Germans had a serious problem.
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  444 Tempest

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  443 Shoot the Works

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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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  442 Make Peace, You Fools

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  441 The Plot to Assassinate Hitler

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  440 The Destruction of Army Group Center

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  439 Doctor Win-the-War

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  In 1944, Franklin Roosevelt's health began to fail, while Stalin made good on his pledge to begin a Soviet offensive in June.