Operation Barbarossa: Into the Heart of Darkness

Overview

In June 1941, Hitler decides to break the German-Soviet pact and set the German army in motion toward Moscow. From summer to winter, and from Kiev to Leningrad, previously unseen archival footage, some recolored, retraces the bloodiest military operation of World War II. Testimonies from soldiers and civilians recount these endless months of battles and sieges.

Created by Thomas Sipp

Network

• ARTE

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

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  Valérie Dréville

  Narrator (voice)

  2 eps

Themes

• world war ii
• soviet military
• russian soldier
• russian army
• german soldier
• russian occupation
• german army
• german invasion
• nazi germany

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