3 Hours of Facts About WW2's Eastern Front
Explore the brutal and pivotal battles of WW2's Eastern Front in this 3-hour journey.
00:00 Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's audacious invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. This pivotal moment in World War II saw three million German troops launch a brutal assault on Russia, leading to unimaginable suffering and destruction. Hitler's grand vision of world domination hinged on conquering Russia, but the tyrannical dictator underestimated the Soviet Union's resilience.
47:34 The Battle of Moscow
At one point in the early days of Operation Barbarossa, The German army came within 15km of Moscow. The city had been swiftly prepared for an attack and mass civilian evacuations had taken place, sanctioned or unsanctioned. Why then, could Germany not take the city?
01:35:15 Stalingrad
In the autumn of 1942, the Red Army stood as the last line of defense against Hitler's ambitions in the heart of Stalingrad, setting the stage for one of the bloodiest battles in human history.
02:21:25 The Retreat to Berlin
After the turning point of the battle of Kursk, Nazi Germany was mounting a huge retreat back to Berlin. Hitler's commanders grew increasingly frustrated with his hopeless orders to fight to the last man, sacrificing countless manpower and materials in the process. This set the stage for a doomed retreat back to Berlin where the Nazis had already dug their own grave.
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