1945 ⟶ Hitler Orders Retreat Approval
Hitler orders that any retreats of divisions or larger units...
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📜 Hitler Orders Planning for Operation Barbarossa
Hitler issues directive to begin planning for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.⟶
Operation BarbarossaSoviet UnionEastern FrontinvasionplanningGermanyHitlermilitary strategyWorld War II
🛑 Hitler Orders No Retreat at Stalingrad
"Der Kessel"-- the Cauldron, a description of the heavy fighting at Stalingrad; Hitler orders General Paulus not to retreat, at any cost.⟶
StalingradDer KesselNo Retreat OrderHitlerGerman ArmyEastern FrontWorld War II
🛡️ Hitler Orders Retreat to Tannenberg Line
Hitler gives permission to retreat from the Narva River to the Tannenberg defence line in the Sinimäed Hills 20 km west from Narva.⟶
Eastern FrontGermanyNarva RiverTannenberg LineMilitary StrategyWorld War IIDefensive Position
🔥 Hitler Orders Destruction of Paris
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler issued the first of several orders to the German commander of Paris, General Dietrich von Choltitz, to destroy the city.⟶
ParisHitlerdestructionmilitary ordersGermanywar crimesretreatWorld War IIFrancescorched earth
📜 Hitler Orders Retreat Approval
Hitler orders that any retreats of divisions or larger units must be approved by him.⟶
GermanyHitlerEastern FrontWestern FrontMilitary OrdersRetreatCommand and ControlWar StrategyDefeat
😠 Hitler Orders Steiner's Counterattack
Hitler orders SS-General Felix Steiner to attack the 1st Belorussian Front and destroy it. The ragtag units of "Army Detachment Steiner" are not fully manned.⟶
Adolf HitlerBerlinArmy Detachment SteinerMilitary OrdersEastern Front1945CounterattackFeldmarschall SteinerFailed Offensive