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The text is a transcript of a video about a historical battle between the Soviet and German forces near the Vistula River in Poland in 1944. It describes the events leading up to the battle, such as the intelligence reports, the sabotage missions, the air raids, and the tank movements. It focuses on the fierce resistance of the Soviet anti-tank regiments near Szydlów, who managed to delay and damage the German advance with their guns. It ends with a cliffhanger, implying that the decisive confrontation is yet to happen.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The German industry accelerated the development of heavy tanks and self-propelled guns.
2. A new type of super-heavy tank was being produced.
3. The Allies reported the use of such vehicles near Caen.
4. The Henschel factory in Kassel was identified as the production site for new German heavy tanks.
5. A sabotage-reconnaissance group was organized to infiltrate the Kassel factory.
6. The group's objectives were to obtain technical documents and destroy valuable equipment.
7. The group did not report back and were likely captured or killed.
8. The Red Army advanced from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea in summer 1944.
9. The western Allies landed in France.
10. Germany aimed to rearm with heavy tanks, jets, and ballistic missiles.
11. Soviet forces liberated Belarus and Ukraine by August 1944.
12. The 1st Ukrainian Front captured bridgeheads at the Vistula river near Sandomierz.
13. The Germans planned a strategic defense on the Vistula frontier.
14. Slave labor from Eastern Europe worked in underground factories for the German war effort.
15. Colonel General Josef Harpe commanded the German forces against the 1st Ukrainian Front.
16. Marshall Ivan Konev of the Soviet Union recognized the importance of holding bridgeheads at Vistula.
17. The 6th Guards Tank Corps broke through to Wiślica, a transport junction in southeast Poland.
18. The Germans aimed to cut off Soviet forces from logistics support.
19. Marshall Konev reported to the Supreme Command about German preparations for an offensive.
20. Stalin allowed Konev to stop an offensive towards Krakow on August 3, 1944.
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