Week 270 - The Battle of Leyte Gulf - WW2 - October 28, 1944

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28th October 2023 27 mins Season 6 Episode 43

This is it - the big showdown between US and Japanese Navies, and the largest naval battle ever fought in terms of total tonnage. American landings on Leyte itself are still in progress, and the Soviets' Debrecen Operation comes to its end.

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Season 6 · Episode 44

Week 271 - Stalin says, "Bring me Budapest!" - WW2 - November 4, 1944

Josef Stalin wants Rodion Malinovsky to attack Budapest without delay, but this might cause problems for the Soviets. In the west, the Canadians fight to clear Antwerp port while Hitler makes plans for a December counteroffensive. The Slovak Uprising comes to an end, the Germans are withdrawing from Finland, and in China the Japanese have reached Guilin and Liuzhou.
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