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S1 E5 The Siege of Leningrad

Documentary

TV-14

47m

Dec 30, 2010

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.

Season 1, 9 Episodes

season 1 (9 episodes)

Soviet Storm: World War II in the East - Operation Barbarossa

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.

Soviet Storm: World War II in the East - The Battle of Kiev

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.

Soviet Storm: World War II in the East - The Defence of Sevastopol

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.

Soviet Storm: World War II in the East - The Battle of Moscow

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.

Soviet Storm: World War II in the East - The Siege of Leningrad

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.

Soviet Storm: World War II in the East - 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.

Soviet Storm: World War II in the East - The Battle of Stalingrad

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.

Soviet Storm: World War II in the East - The Battle for Caucasus

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.

Soviet Storm: World War II in the East - The Battle of Kursk

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.

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Soviet Storm: World War II in the East

Documentary

TV-14

1 Season

44m

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.

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