EASTERN FRONT

At 03:15 on June 22, 1941, 3.8 million Axis soldiers and 3,600 tanks crossed the Soviet frontier on a 2,900 km front — the largest invasion in history. By December they stood before Moscow. A year later, an entire German army vanished in the ruins of Stalingrad.

WEHRMACHT Army Groups North · Centre · South Drive deep and smash everything the Red Army throws at you. Push to the Volga and the gates of Moscow before the tide turns. Beware — distance, mud and snow are your true enemies. RED ARMY Stavka of the Supreme Command Trade space for time. Survive the first blow, bleed him at Stalingrad, then break him at Kursk. Hold out until the summer of 1943 — and the tide turns for good.