Germany was divided between the eastern soviet section and the western section. World war ii world war ii invasion of the soviet union, 1941. Strength and loss data eastern front part 1 i have the following table from axis history forum user qvist. It is therefore a great starting point for those who dont know much of what took place on the eastern front. The battle for russia wwii documentary ww documentaries. Absorbing and thoughtprovoking, litvins story reveals the perseverance, resourcefulness, and astonishing toughness of the typical red army soldier, and is a mustread for anyone interested in the eastern front or soldiers experiences in world war ii. Russia staged a huge military parade in moscow saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of victory in the second world war over nazi germany. War is always far more than just a military event, and the cultural effects of world war are massive. Gottlob bidermann served in that lethal theater from 1941 to 1945, and his memoir of those years vividly recaptures his grueling experiences with an army marching on the road to ruin.
The biggest battles of the eastern front during world war ii. The conflict on the eastern front, fought between the soviet union and nazi germany between 1941 and 1945, was the greatest, most costly, and most brutal conflict on land in human history. Well, im going to give you 3 books i recommend you read first in. Many cover the fighting in the east between nazi germany and the soviet union. The soviet partisans were members of resistance movements that fought a guerrilla war against the axis forces in the soviet union, the previously soviet occupied territories of interwar poland in 194145 and eastern finland. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. It gives a great overview of russia s conflict in ww2 without getting bogged down in too much detail.
The eastern front of the second world war or great patriotic war was an extremely long and violent combat between two great powers. World war ii memoirs of hero of the soviet union, dmitriy loza by d. The complete wwii diary and history of the sturmgeschutz brigade 236. German army veteran of world war ii remembers the eastern front and his years as a pow in. Gottlob bidermann served in that lethal theater from 1941 to 1945, and his memoir of those years vividly recaptures his.
A german soldiers memoir of the eastern front by gottlob herbert bidermann. The siege of leningrad, the battle of stalingrad, the battle of moscow, the battle of kursk, and the battle of berlin. The great war suffused russian culture to an extraordinary degree. Eastern front stalingrad kursk hitler stalin nazi germany. For the campaign against the soviet union, the germans allotted almost 150 divisions containing a total of about 3,000,000 men. Which books should you read first if youre new to the eastern front of ww2. I learned that my new book, first day on the eastern front, had won a stoney. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. What are some of the best books on the eastern front. Red army valor in world war ii the full cavaliers of the soviet order of.
It has certainly added to my overall knowledge of the european element of the war. It was arguably the single most decisive factor of the war, and shaped the postwar world as we know it. In absolute war, acclaimed historian and journalist chris bellamy crafts the first full account since the fall of the soviet union of world war iis battle on the eastern front, one of the deadliest conflicts in history the conflict on the eastern front, fought between the soviet union and nazi germany between 1941 and 1945, was the greatest, most costly, and most brutal conflict on land. Nor do we claim that we underline the best books on ww2. The epic siege of world war ii, 19411944 by anna reid, stalingrad. At the end of world war i, the germans adopted the elastic defense ir depth and continued to use it as therr basic doctrine through the end of world war ii. Buy books about world war 2 eastern front from boffins books. Battleground prussia does not disappoint in that regard, holding little back as the final stages of the war in europe involved giving germany just a taste of what they had given to the ussr. His thesis is that the wehrmacht was worn out after 8 weeks of operation barbarossa by dust in their engines, terrible roads, unsuitable t.
Soviet counterintelligence against the nazis, 19411945 robert w. The eastern front, as the site of nearly all extermination camps, death marches, ghettos, and the majority of pogroms, was central to the holocaust. The siege of leningrad, the battle of stalingrad, the battle of moscow, the battle of kursk, and the battle of berlin by charles river editors jul 25, 2016. World war iis eastern front get to know the other side of world war ii the cold, bitter battles, the endless sieges and amazing sacrificesall this and more in your free report. Discover librarianselected research resources on world war ii eastern front from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic. From the coast of france to the pacific theater, discover the best world war ii books that examine the conflicts murky origins and complex legacies. Well, im going to give you 3 books i recommend you read first in the video, and another list of recommended books.
We do not claim that our recommendations are ultimate. List of books and articles about world war ii eastern front online. When we start researching about a new topic it is usual to not know from where to start researching. The nazi soviet war in american popular culture is a 2008 book by the american historians ronald smelser and edward j. Sobering account of the intelligence war on the eastern front. Recommended reading on the eastern front every year countless books dealing with wwii are published worldwide. A german soldiers memoir of the eastern front modern war studies by gottlob herbert bidermann, et al book description. The activity emerged after the nazi german operation barbarossa during world war ii, and according to great soviet encyclopedia it was coordinated and controlled by the. Online shopping for eastern front from a great selection at books store.
Now, drawing on sources newly available since the collapse of the soviet union and the reunification of germany, historian and journalist chris bellamy presents the. During world war ii, german forces begin their siege of leningrad, a major industrial center and the ussr s secondlargest city. The conflict on the eastern front, fought between the soviet union and nazi germany. The best books on world war ii recommended by antony beevor. Russias engagement with germany on the eastern front during world war ii was. Using afteraction reports, unit war diaries, and other primary materials, major wray analyzes the doctrine and tactics that the germans used on the eastern front during world war ii. However, in the eastern front, much of the combat happened at low altitudes, and so the mig 3 was not produced in such large numbers as the other fighters. World war ii italy soviet union eastern front defense war.
Nikolai litvins remembrances are witness to the versatility, endurance, and patience of the red army soldier. Fantastic new scholarship on soviet strategy leading up to and early in the war, does much to explain and dispel many of the myths that obscure the crucial first year of the war. In january 1942, the nazis published a 60page booklet titled german soldiers in the soviet union. The frontline veterans reminiscences occupy a prominent place among most important documents of that time. These twentyone classics cover the war from the eastern front to the south pacific, and investigate its murky origins and complex legacies. The same authors in analyzing world war ii eastern front battles. The eastern front of world war ii was a theatre of conflict between the european axis powers and cobelligerent finland against the soviet union ussr, poland and other allies, which encompassed central europe, eastern europe, northeast europe, and southeast europe from 22 june 1941 to 9 may 1945.
A 6 book lot about titanic struggle that was the war between nazi germany and the soviet union. The waffen ss on the eastern front the epic of the volunteer wallonian legion, a unit of the paneuropean waffen ss, as told by its leader, leon degrelle the russians came at dawn, the better part of two regiments, men and tanks silhouetted against the bloodred sun as they moved forward across the steppe. It discusses perceptions of the eastern front of world war ii in the united states in the context of historical revisionism. Among these were 19 panzer divisions, and in total the barbarossa force had about 3,000 tanks, 7,000 artillery pieces, and 2,500 aircraft. The great patriotic war gpw of the soviet people against nazi germany, known in the west as the eastern front of wwii, continues to attract a number of military historians from different countries around the world. When the nazis invaded the soviet union in june 1941, they encountered a propaganda windfall. In the hell that was world war ii, the eastern front was its heart of fire and ice. I just read operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east by david stahel, which i highly recommend.
Make your next great read one of these essential world war ii books. A soviet fighter pilot remembers by sergei kramarenko liked it 3. It took place between 23 august 1942 to 2 february 1943 and it was the largest battle on the eastern front. These memoirs are important in that they provide new insights into world war ii on the eastern front. Drawing on german, american, british, and soviet sources, citinos books discuss, in great detail, the german army and its response to a multi. Below is the timeline of the events of the eastern front of world war ii, the conflict between nazi germany and the soviet union from 1941 to 1945. What was the best soviet fighter plane during world war 2. Timeline of the eastern front of world war ii wikipedia. The author pulls no punches and this adds to the vivid detail and takes the reader into the heart of the red army. He was a russian born journalist and war correspondent, working for a british newspaper. Annotated list of books about the eastern front contains a great compilation of books that are excellent academic and readable resources about the eastern front from a variety of.
Russian veterans recall horrors of ww2 eastern front. The book traces the foundation of the postwar myth of the clean wehrmacht, its support. Conditions in the soviet union were often deplorable by german standards. In recent years we have witnessed the publication of a multitude of military memoirs by red army soldiers. German army veteran of world war ii remembers the eastern. It is just that we came across some readable literature on ww2, and thought it fit to share our thoughts with you. German army veteran of world war ii remembers the eastern front and his years as a pow in soviet camps.
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