The Battle of Stalingrad, fought between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union from August 1942 to February 1943, was a turning point for the war in the Eastern Front. The battle was marked by intense urban warfare and direct assaults on civilians in a
27 January 1944: 872 Days of Starvation and Death - The Siege of Leningrad Ends
The Siege and Battle for Leningrad (8 September 1941 – 27 January 1944) were events of enormous significance, yet they are often overlooked in the history of World War
The Russian Civil War of 1917 marked the beginning of a new era in Russian history. The overthrow of the social-democratic Provisional Government in the October Revolution led to a multi-party conflict, with different factions fighting for control o
The Winter War of 1939 between Finland and the Soviet Union raised many questions for both combatants. It started when the Soviet Union invaded Finland on 30 November 1939, just three months after the outbreak of World War II. The Soviet Union was
The discourse amongst historians has revolved around identifying the turning points of World War II, spanning from 1941-42 to the spring of 1943. Winston Churchill considered the Battle of Kursk in 1943 following Stalingrad as the decisive moment. R
The Battle of Kursk, fought from 5 July to 23 August 1943, marked a pivotal turning point on the Eastern Front during World War II. It remains one of the largest battles in military history, especially notable for its massive scale, the huge number
Operation Barbarossa stands as one of the most monumental military endeavors and a seminal turning point in the history of World War II. Launched on June 22, 1941, this invasion by Nazi Germany into the heartland of the Soviet Union, was not only th
Above: A Finnish Maxim M/32-33 machine gun nest 100 metres from Soviet forces during the Winter War, located approximately 5 kilometres north of Lemetti (area of the modern Pitkyarantsky District, Russia). Source: Public Domain.
Debate is fervent on this subject: Why was Operation Barbarossa, The Battle of Moscow, and ultimately the War on the Eastern Front a failure for Hitler and a victory for the Soviet Union?
Had Hitler bitten off more than he could chew in fighting fro
Above: Japanese infantry fire alongside a destroyed USSR armored vehicle. Photograph in the Public Domain (Click to enlarge). Why was this battle significant? Japan and Manchukuo against the Soviet Union and Mongolia, ended in Soviet victory on 16 S
Conducted by the Soviet Union's NKVD under the directives of Joseph Stalin, the operation resulted in the tragic demise of approximately 22,000 Polish officers and intellectuals in the spring of 1940. While the executions took place at various locat
War on the Eastern front--from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea--was the widest and deadliest theater in World War II. Germany's goal was to take Leningrad in the North, Moscow in the heart or middle of the front, and Ukraine and Caucasus in the sout
Above: "Bofors 40mm gun - anti-aircraft autocannon designed in 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. displayed in Jyväskylä, Finland, on Harju ridge as a reminder of Winter War and World War 2." | 15 February 1940: The Winter War; the So
