Into the Reich

Prit Buttar explores the fascinating final days of the Third Reich as Stalin sought to consolidate his Soviet empire.

About the event

In January 1945, the Red Army launched a powerful offensive across the Vistula River to drive the Germans out of Poland. Their ultimate goal was the capture of Berlin and the end of the war.

For Stalin, however, there were other objective at play. He was determined to push the boundaries of the Soviet Union further west, restoring land lost by the tsars and securing vast industrial and mineral wealth.

Prit Buttar recounts the events of this final stage of the war in Europe, laying out the strategic goals – military and political – of Stalin, his generals and their armies as they raced into the Reich, and of the German forces who stood in their way.

Additional information

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About the speaker

Prit Buttar is a retired GP, who also served as a doctor in the British Army. He has written extensively on the Eastern Front in both World Wars. His books include the critically acclaimed ‘Battleground Prussia’, as well as a two-part history of the Siege of Leningrad.