The Battle for Berlin Now the scales of war were against Hitler, and in the summer of 1943 the Germans met with a devastating defeat in Russia at the Battle of Kursk and the German and Italian armies in Africa were destroyed. 1944 found Germany totally on the defensive with the successful Allied invasion of France and repeated loses in Russia such as Stalingrad. By the beginning of 1945, the British, Americans, and Russians were closing in on …showed first 75 words of 791 total…

…showed last 75 words of 791 total…felt today. For instance, it is still required that every bride places her wedding bouquet on a local war memorial. Following the defeat of Germany, the Soviets, despite enormous losses, were in a politically powerful position. Stalin would see that Russia would never be invaded again. He sought to create a buffer zone in the event the capitalists powers decided to use their might against the country know as the "Iron Curtain". By Nicholas Lilleyman