Category: Russia

Europe 1941

Battle of Moscow

In August and September, the Germans swept...

Northern Eurasia 1941

Battle of Moscow

In October, the Germans resumed their march on...

Asia Pacific 1941

Eve of Pearl Harbor

Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June, but...

North America 1941

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Over the course of 1941, US President Franklin...

Australasia 1941

Attack on Pearl Harbor

The rise of Japanese power had worried...

Europe 1942

The War Expands

Beginning in December, a Russian counterattack...

Northern Eurasia 1942

Winter Counter-offensive

On December 5, Soviet reinforcements from...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1942

Operation Ironclad

In December 1941 Japan entered World War II by...

Europe 1942

Case Blue

With the German bid to capture Moscow...

Southern Asia 1942

Quit India Movement

The Japanese raid into the Indian Ocean and...

Northern Eurasia 1942

Case Blue

On June 28, Germany launched its great...

Europe 1942

Battle of Stalingrad

A week after their defeats in Africa, Germany...

Northern Eurasia 1942

Battle of Stalingrad

The German attack on Stalingrad had begun in...

Europe 1942

Failure of Winter Storm

Convinced that the Sixth Army could still be...

the Arctic 1942

Arctic Convoys

In early 1942, Germany moved air and naval...