March 1944

Saturday, March 25th


Eastern Front

SOUTHERN SECTOR

Heavy fighting rages at Tarnopol. The 1st Guards Army overruns the Zagrobela suburb west of the Seret River.

GERMAN COMMAND

Manstein and Kleist fly to Berlin for a meeting with Hitler. Talks are cordial, but privately Hitler is angered by the fact that Army Groups South and A have retreated before the Russian offensive.


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