The Eastern Front: Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kurs... Apr 2026

The battle devolved into "Rattenkrieg" (rat war)—brutal, house-to-house fighting in the ruins of the city.

Unlike Barbarossa, the Soviets knew the attack was coming. They built massive belts of mines, trenches, and anti-tank guns. The Eastern Front: Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kurs...

By 1942, the German focus shifted south toward the oil fields of the Caucasus. Standing in their way was the city of Stalingrad. and anti-tank guns. By 1942

While the German 6th Army was bogged down in the city, Soviet forces launched a massive pincer movement, encircling 300,000 Axis troops. The Eastern Front: Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kurs...

In the summer of 1943, Germany launched "Operation Citadel" at the Kursk salient, attempting to regain momentum.

German Panzer divisions sliced through Soviet lines, encircling entire armies at Minsk and Kiev.