Soviet Storm: World War II in the East
The project 'Soviet Storm: WW2 in the East' depicts the most important events and battles of World War II. One-hour episodes illustrate the history of every major battle on the Eastern Front with state-of-the-art computer graphics and more.
Operation Barbarossa
The Battle of Britain is over. The Luftwaffe has been driven to exhaustion, and Germany suffers its first major defeat. Even though Britain remains undefeated, it is so isolated that Hitler has no concerns about turning his attention East.
The Battle of Kiev
After the swift success at Smolensk, Hitler has diverted the bulk of Heinz Guderian's panzers down to the South, so as to capture the Ukrainian capital Kiev, considered more important than Moscow in Hitler's mind.
The Defence of Sevastopol
Erich von Manstein's soldiers have trapped a massive Soviet force in Crimea, but the doomed troops have no intentions of surrendering, obeying Stalin's brutal 'Not A Step Back' order.
The Battle of Moscow
October 1941, Germany's Army Group Center is only some 25 km west of Moscow. The Russian winter, however, is only a few weeks away. With not enough soldiers or military equipment, Soviet high command's only hope left is that the weather will save capital.
The Siege of Leningrad
Leningrad, a vital and large Baltic seaport, is facing the entire weight of Army Group North. The Soviets have no reserves to spare as the Battle of Moscow is about to begin. Wilhelm von Leeb's Army Group North fails to take Leningrad.
Rzhev
The capture of Rzhev, the city that connects all railroads in Western Russia, is imperative. It will cost the lives of some 3 million Soviet soldiers and 500,000 German soldiers.
The Battle of Stalingrad
After the failure to take both Moscow and Leningrad, Hitler sets his sights on the oil fields in the Caucasus. If captured, the Red Army will lose 70%-90% of all its oil resources. Therefore, the city on Volga, Stalingrad, must be 'held at all costs.
The Battle for Caucasus
Ewald von Kleist has broken through to the Terek river, slapped in front of the vital oil fields of Grozny and Baku. Only freezing temperatures in the Caucasus prevent von Kleist's 1st Panzer Army from breaking through to Ozoni Kizi and Tbilisi.
The Battle of Kursk
After two years of war, Hitler was no closer to victory in the East, and his forces had suffered a devastating defeat at Stalingrad. Now the Germans gathered their strength for one last massive offensive to decide the outcome of the war.
