In June 1941, Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a massive three-pronged invasion of the Soviet Union that initiated a war of unprecedented violence. Drawing on rare amateur film footage, personal journals, and letters from both German and Soviet soldiers and civilians, this premium documentary chronicles the brutal first months of the Eastern Front. From the massive encirclement battles of Minsk and Kiev to the terrifying enforcement of Stalin's Order Number 270 and the tragic horrors of Babi Yar, witness the raw, unfiltered reality of WW2’s deadliest campaign.
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