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Discover unpublished and rarely seen photographs from the Battle of Berlin in 1945, brought together in an exclusive collection for history enthusiasts. More than 200 historical photographs take you through the final days of the Third Reich and reveal scenes rarely shown in documentaries. The German-Soviet War of 1941 to 1945 was the most gigantic and deadliest theater of operations in World War II. It all began on June 22, 1941, when Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, mobilizing millions of soldiers alongside its allies against the Soviet Union. Within a few weeks, German forces advanced hundreds of kilometers, destroyed or captured massive Soviet formations, and occupied vast territories. From the border battles to the encirclements of Minsk, Smolensk, and Kyiv, it seemed as if the Red Army was on the brink of collapse. However, Soviet resistance, the immense distances, and the onset of winter transformed a campaign that Hitler hoped to resolve quickly into a war of attrition. ​Between late 1941 and 1942, the front became a brutal struggle for survival. The German offensive against Moscow was halted and followed

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ALL the German-Soviet War (1941–1945) Day by Day | Documentary in FULL COLOR
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