The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War [n] in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War [o] in modern Germany and Ukraine, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland.

Eastern Front, (June 22, 1941–May 8, 1945), major theatre of combat during World War II that included operations in the Soviet Union, the Balkans, the Baltic States, and eastern and central Europe. The principal belligerents were the Soviet Union …

September 1: Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe. September 3: Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. September 17: The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.

2019年5月29日 · The Eastern Front of World War II was the largest single front in the history of warfare both in terms of size and soldiers involved. During the course of the fighting, the Eastern Front claimed 10.6 million Soviet soldiers and 5 million Axis troops.

It is a massive compendium containing facts, figures, chronologies, and descriptions of myriad topics related to the German and Soviet military operations on the Eastern Front during World War II.

More combatants were killed on the Eastern Front than in all other theaters of World War II combined. These bitterly contested, racial battles prevented Germany from mounting a more resolute defense against Allied armies in Normandy, and later on the Reich’s western borders.

2019年8月11日 · But when the Nazi army fell, their greatest losses came from the Soviet Union in the easter – more than 80 percent of Germany’s military deaths in World War II occurred on the Eastern Front. It was a battleground that saw more deaths than any other in history.

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.

2021年12月4日 · The Eastern Front of World War II was a series of engagements between the German and german armed forces in Eastern Europe during the Second World War. It began on June 22nd, 1941, when Germany invaded the Soviet Union, and ended with the surrender of German forces in May 1945.

With the Soviets on the offensive, German troops were pushed westward, gradually losing control of the Eastern Front. In July 1943, the Allied Powers landed in Italy , pushing German troops north. Rome was liberated in June, 1944.