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The Eastern Front became very difficult for the Germans.
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1942 saw the German Afrika Corps defeated at El Alamein and begin their retreat and ultimate defeat in North Africa, and it also saw the Battle of Stalingrad in Russia from August 1942 to February 1943. One of the bloodiest battles of the war, with an estimated total 1.5 million casualties. From then on the allies were always on the offensive.
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