Barbarossa to Berlog

German invasion of the Soviet Union that opened World War II on the Eastern Front, commencing the largest, most bitterly contested, a...

At the beginning of August, the German counterattack in front of Warsaw had succeeded finally in halting the momentum ...

The First Guards Tank Brigade - 1941 Russian tank commanders at the outset of the German invasion of the Soviet Union were at a great dis...

The Guards Return To Fight In Russia - 1941 A column of Soviet T-38 Model 1937 amphibious light tanks belonging to the Leningrad Military...

As the headlong advance of the German Army into the USSR continued, the Red Army collapsed in chaos all along the front. Its communi...

Soviet soldiers and civilians began to listen to Stalin’s new, patriotic message and fight back. Encouraged by Stalin, more and more...

At senior command level, trends at OKW and OKH ran counter to those at STAVKA. Where Stalin began to appreciate the limitations of...