March 1945

Eastern Front

Elements of the 1st Guards Tank Army reaches the outer defenses around Gotenhafen. Only the remnants of the VII Panzer Corps oppose them.

The German offensive in Hungary has virtually ground to a halt, the attacking units having exhausted themselves after a week of bitter fighting. Hitler is furious at the failure to break through to the Danube and orders the attack to be resumed, raging against both the army and the SS.