Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45 | TOP ⇒ |

: In the summer of 1943, the largest tank battle in history took place. After failing to regain the initiative here, the Wehrmacht would never again mount a major offensive in the East. The Soviet Steamroller (1944 – 1945)

By 1944, the Red Army had recovered from its early disasters and launched "Operation Bagration," which shattered the German Army Group Center. Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45

Historians often point to three main reasons for the German failure: : In the summer of 1943, the largest

: Soviet forces pushed the Axis back through Eastern Europe, culminating in the Fall of Berlin in May 1945. : In the summer of 1943