In 1944 Germany still refuses to surrender. This means that the Red Army and the Western Allies must move into the Reich to end the war. If before the Germans had to fight on foreign soil with extended supply lines, then now the tables are turned. The Allied numerical superiority of just 2:1 may give Germany a fair chance in conducting a defense.

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Sources:
David Glantz When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler.
KarlHeinz Frieser Germany and the Second World War Volume VIII The Eastern Front 19431944

Unit symbols:
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Order of Battle:
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http://www.gutenberge.org/esk01/eskm...

Map:
Terrain
Europe: Elevation map of Europe European Environment Agency.
Outside Europe: https://mapsforfree.com/

Infrastructure:
USSR: Europa 1: 2,500,000 Deutsche Heereskarte: Europaische Russland. 1943.
Other: British 1944 1:2000,000 maps of Europe.

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