(youtube) This video shows the changing front lines of the European Theater of World War II every day from the German invasion of Poland to the surrender of Germany.
DETAILED KEY:
Maroon: Axis Power members, their dependencies/colonies, and annexed lands.
Burgundy: Areas militarily occupied by the Axis Powers.
Red: Axis puppet states.
Pink: Axis gains during that day.
Blue: Allied powers and areas occupied by the allies.
Light blue: Allied gains for that day.
Purple colors (left to right): Finland, occupied by Finland, and Finnish gains that day.
Dark Green: The USSR before it joined the allies and annexed lands.
Green: Areas militarily occupied by the USSR before it joined the allies.
Light Green: Soviet gains for that day.
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Fairbssays...Super cool and amazing that it was made w/ MS Paint.
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Paybacksays...Pretty cool, at 1:00 you can see the Axis swoop "underneath" the Maginot Line.
KrazyKat42says...I always want to do one of these but never had the time. Great vid!
Lawdeedawsays...So that's who won! Wow, that explains a lot!
ulysses1904says...Occasionally you find a gem like this among all the rocks on the internet. Good job.
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