Eastern Front: Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kurs...: The

At the gates of Moscow in December 1941, the Soviet Union launched a massive counter-offensive, proving for the first time that the German war machine was not invincible. Stalingrad (1942–1943): The Turning Point

On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched the largest invasion in history. Over three million soldiers poured across the Soviet border, catching the Red Army off guard. The Eastern Front: Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kurs...

The battle devolved into "Rattenkrieg" (rat war)—brutal, house-to-house fighting in the ruins of the city. At the gates of Moscow in December 1941,

This became the largest tank battle in history, featuring thousands of armored vehicles like the German Tigers and the Soviet T-34s. It was a catastrophic defeat from which Germany

In February 1943, Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrendered. It was a catastrophic defeat from which Germany never truly recovered; the strategic initiative passed permanently to the Soviet Union. Kursk (1943): The Final Gamble