All battles
22 June – 5 December 1941
Operation Barbarossa
Eastern Front · Invasion of the Soviet Union · Soviet Union, from the Baltic to the Black Sea
Historical overview
The largest invasion in military history opened a front that would consume the majority of German ground strength for the rest of the war.
What happened
Brest Fortress resisted for weeks behind the front line. Leningrad was encircled in September, beginning a siege of nearly 900 days. The advance on Moscow stalled in the mud and frost and was thrown back by a Soviet counter-offensive in December.
Historical event
Operation Barbarossa
Battle / campaign
Invasion of the Soviet Union
Productions
3 titles
Perspectives
Allied · Civilian
