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In the early months of 1945, the Third Reich stood on the brink of collapse. After nearly six years of war, Allied forces were advancing from the west while the Red Army penetrated deeper into German territory from the east. Cities were devastated by constant bombings, supply lines crumbled, and millions of civilians fled desperately from the front. Even so, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi high command continued ordering total resistance, convinced that defeat could be avoided or at least delayed long enough to turn the tide of the war. Day after day, the military situation deteriorated irreversibly. The loss of East Prussia, the collapse of the Vistula front, the crossing of the Rhine by Allied armies, and the encirclement of Berlin marked a succession of defeats that ultimately destroyed German military capacity. While generals argued over impossible strategies and thousands of soldiers fought in desperate conditions, the Nazi government began to fragment amidst contradictory orders, negotiation attempts, and internal power struggles. Every single day brought the regime closer to its definitive end. Inside the Reich Chancellery bunker, Hitler continued

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