This second episode begins on the morning of 22nd June 1941, when the Germans launched operation Barbarossa, the codename for the invasion of the Soviet Union. Three million Axis troops faced more than 4,5 million Red Army troops, and were outnumbered two to one in tanks, however superior strategies gave the Germans control. Significant tank confrontations such as those at Bialystok and Minsk are explored in detail.
![]() Great Tank Battles of WW II: Death in Snow and Sand |
![]() Great Tank Battles of WW II: Dawn of the Titans |
![]() Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia |
![]() Scorched Earth - The Tiger |
![]() Battlefield - Battle Of Kursk |