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Frozen Siege: The Harrowing Stand at Demyansk Pocket

In the brutal winter of 1941-42, nearly 100,000 German troops, including hardened SS units and Scandinavian volunteers, were ...
The Washington Post

3 books on the Eastern Front of World War II

On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler invaded the Soviet Union. What he unleashed that day became one of the most deadly human endeavors in history. These three books explore Hitler’s reasons for invading, ...
The National Interest

For Russian Pilots, Life on the Eastern Front During World War II Was Short, Dirty and Terrifying

The Eastern Front was the decisive theater of World War II in Europe. German premier Adolf Hitler’s disastrous 1941 order to invade the vast Soviet Union mired Nazi Germany in a bloody, grinding ...
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Forgotten Warriors: Scandinavia’s Harsh Fight and Heavy Losses on the Eastern Front

SS, many seasoned from earlier conflicts, faced brutal, freezing conditions in battles like Demyansk and near Leningrad. Sent ...