Nach Schätzungen halten sich zu Beginn des deutschen Angriffs 600.000 Menschen in Stalingrad auf – in den ersten Tagen kommen bei den Bombardements der Luftwaffe fast 40.000 Menschen ums Leben. Als ...
On 22 June 1941, the German Wehrmacht launched a war of aggression against the Soviet Union. Under the code name ‘Operation Barbarossa’, the campaign aimed to bring the vast country in the east to its ...
Binnen der kurzen Zeit kann die Rote Armee keine wirkungsvollen Gegenmaßnahmen treffen. Die Wehrmacht verzeichnet innerhalb der ersten Wochen nach dem Angriff enorme Raumgewinne – obwohl sie sich mit ...
The high command “underestimated the need for a dedicated ground-attack aircraft — and particularly a dedicated tank-killer — until it was far too late,” he said. “For example, prior to Operation ...
Two new books published to mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa offer different but complementary perspectives on the largest invasion in human history, writes Vin Arthey At 3:15 am on ...
As Barbarossa unfolds and the Germans take ever more Soviet territory, they have ever fewer planes with which to fly over it. What does this mean for the forces on the ground? What does this mean for ...
Join the Luftwaffe and take part in 230 historically accurate missions that take you from the Kuban Peninsula, to a fight at the gates of Berlin.
Join the Luftwaffe and take part in 230 historically accurate missions that take you from the Kuban Peninsula, to a fight at the gates of Berlin.