Festung Europa

June 1944, Operation Overlord is about to begin...

Summer '44: The Allies' offensive in Normandy soon bogs down in the face of determined German opposition. A new front is opened with Anvil-Dragon in the south of France, with the hopes of taking Marseille and diverting German efforts.

Autumn '44: The Allies have broken out of Normandy, Paris, Marseille and Milan are liberated, Brussels is wide open. The Germans have regrouped in central France, ready to strike at the Allies if they overreach.

Winter '45: Brussels and Antwerp are liberated, the latter providing a much needed extension of the Allies' supply line. The way to Arnhem and over the Rhine is tantalizingly open. In Italy, a well executed German attack recaptures Rome.

Spring '45: The Allies and the Germans face off along the Siegfried line, while an American army rushes through Arnhem to capture Hamburg. With this threat looming on Berlin and the Red Army closing in from the East, Adolf Hitler is killed, leaving the fate of Germany uncertain.

Summer '45: In the early months of the summer, the Soviets storm Berlin and capture the city, effectively ending the war in a bittersweet Allied victory.