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The question
Why was the Eastern Front decisive in the Second World War?
Professor Geoffrey Roberts explores the Soviet side of the war of 1941–45, the decisive battlefield of the Second World War, too often overshadowed by an Anglo-American narrative.
Key takeaways
- 01The Eastern Front was the decisive battlefield of WW2.
- 02Over four years the Red Army crushed the Wehrmacht, at far greater cost than the Soviets later admitted.
- 03Without the Soviet effort, Hitler might have prolonged the war or forced a stalemate.
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