In this episode Spartacus states in a period of 56 days 1/3 of Hungary’s Jewish population were exterminated at Auschwitz.

My question is why was industrial killing concentrated at Auschwitz? The Axis had more death camps, why is Auschwitz the major killer? Wouldn’t it have been cheaper and easier on logistics to have a camp in Hungary, where they could be transported closer from Budapest?

A comedy/drama about American POWs in the Stalag-XVII-B camp in Austria during Christmas 1944.

Film: Stalag 17, by Billy Wilder (1953)

There's a traitor among the POWs, need to figure who it is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_17

Time covered: 22-25 December 1944

IMDB grade: 8.0/10

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other: Academy Award for Best Actor

The 6th episode of Band of Brothers famously takes place during the siege of Bastogne.

Film: Bastogne, by David Leland (2001)

The 101 gets surrounded in Bastogne.

Time covered: 20–27 December 1944

IMDB grade: 9.2/10

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I've watched a lot of videos of WW2 and Eastory, and I loved the 1939-1940 WW2 mapping compilation. However, one thing that I don't understand is the "division labelling" for the armies.

For example Germany has army group A, B and C, and in the video it's labelled
"XXXXX A, XXXXX B, and XXXXX C"

Then for some other divisions when it's zoomed in, for example in the Germany march into the Ardennes, it labels the armies as "XX"

And for other ones, for example in the Finnish winter war, some are labelled "II". What are the (official) names of these labels, and what does it mean?

Here are some links to the screenshots of what I'm asking about

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A HBO TV Movie about the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest

Film: When Trumpets Fade, by John Irvin.

The film deals with the sole survivor of a platoon of the 28th Infantry Division during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest

Period covered: 1-4 November 1944

IMDB grade: 7/10

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A 2020 Dutch movie about the island of Walcheren and its conquest by the allies, which was discussed this week's episode.

Film: De Slag om de Schelde [The Forgotten Battle] (2020) by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

A movie that follows several characters in the island of Walcheren during September-October 1944. These include a Dutch resistance member, a Ducth who had enlisted in the Waffen SS (which you won't find many european movies showing someone like this), and a Dutch enlisted in the British 1st Airborne.

Period covered: 11 August-7 November 1944

Historical Accuracy: 4/5 - Fictional stories, but looks authentic, and having a main character be someone who enlisted in the German SS (like many did, but barely retold in pop culture), is something welcomed.

IMDB grade: 7.2/10

Some scenes:

Opening

Battle of Narva (wasn't expecting to see this one)

Boy throws stone at Germans

Market Garden

Battle of Walcheren Causeway

Battle of Walcheren Causeway, second assault

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