The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. It was known by many different names depending on the nation, notably the Great Patriotic War (Russian: Великая Отечественная Война, Ukrainian: Велика Вітчизняна війна) in the forme...
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Duration:
- 3 years (Jun 22, 1941 — May 9, 1945)
Includes event:
- Operation Barbarossa ,
- Prague Offensive ,
- Battle of Berlin ,
- Battle of Stalingrad ,
- Operation Frühlingserwachen ,
- Battle of Moscow ,
- Battle of Kursk ,
- Siege of Leningrad ,
- Continuation War ,
- Third Battle of Kharkov
Also known as:
- The Great Patriotic War
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