The Eastern Front (1941-5), called the Western Front or Great Patriotic War by the Soviets, was by far the bloodiest of the Second World War (1939-45). #History #German-SovietWar #EasternFront #GreatPatrioticWar #NaziGermany #SecondWorldWar #SovietUnion #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2716-en/

The German-Soviet War, known in the USSR and today's Russia as the Great Patriotic War or, in Western Europe, as the Eastern Front of the Second World War (1939-45), began in June 1941 with Operation Barbarossa and ended in Germany's total defeat in May 1945. #History #German-SovietWar #EasternFront #NaziGermany #SecondWorldWar #USSR #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24261-en/

The siege of Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) began during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the USSR launched by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), during the Second World War (1939-45). #History #EasternFront #German-SovietWar #Leningrad #RedArmy #SecondWorldWar #SiegeOfLeningrad #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2680-en/

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), leader of Nazi Germany, attacked the USSR on 22 June 1941 with the largest army ever assembled. #History #AdolfHitler #EasternFront #JosephStalin #SecondWorldWar #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24188-en/