Europe, 24 Dec 1944: Liberation of the Balkans
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Political map of Europe & the Mediterranean on 24 Dec 1944 (World War II: Fall of the Third Reich: Liberation of the Balkans), showing the following events: Belgrade Offensive; Budapest Offensive; Retaking of Finnmark; Battle of the Bulge.

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Russian S.F.S.R.

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Iran(Br/Sov. occ)

Libya(Br/Fr occ.)

Italy(US/Br. occ)

France(Allied pres.)

Ukrainian
S.S.R.

Bulgaria(Sov. occ.)

Denmark(Ger. occ.)

Greece(Br. occ.)

Hungary(Ger. occ.)

Iceland(US pres.)

Trans-
jordan(Br. mand.)

Morocco(Fr. prot.)

Norway(Ger. occ.)

Gen.
Gov.(Ger. occ.)

Romania(Sov. occ.)

Croat.(Ger. pup.)

Tunisia(Fr. prot.)

Palestine(Br. mand.)

Syria(Br/Fr occ.)

Southern Territories(Fr. terr.)

Byelorus.
S.S.R.

Kuw.(Br. prot.)

I.S.R.(Ger. pup.)

Faroe Is.(Br. occ.)

Cyrenaica(Br. occ.)

Tripoli.(Br. occ.)

Dodec.(Ger. occ.)

Tangier(Sp. adm.)

14 Sep–24 Nov 1944Yugoslav partisans
and Soviet troops
liberate Belgrade area

29 Oct 1944–13 Feb 1945Soviets overrun
German-occupied Hungary

10 Nov 1944–8 May 1945Norwegians return
& retake Finnmark

16 Dec 1944–25 Jan 1945Germans attack
advancing Allied
troops in Belgium

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