Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakazosvika 1944, mamiriro ezvinhu epamberi peGermany yokuMabvazuva akanga asisina tariro. Adolf Hitler uyo akatora pachake mabasa akawanda muOKW neOKH akarayira mutemo we"pasina danho shure" mukuedza kumisa kurwisa kweSoviet uko kwakanga kusingagoni kuvharwa nehondo yakazaruka
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