In June 1941, Hitler took his greatest gamble - launching an attack against the Soviet Union. Despite being the largest German operation of WWII, Operation Barbarossa was one of his biggest failures.
Episode 1
Conquering the Living Space
June 1941, Hitler invades the USSR: he wants to conquer this “Living space” of which he dreams for his Reich, and conquer the largest country in the world.
Episode 2
The Decisive Fight
October 1941: as Hitler believes his triumph imminent, his men and tanks are freezing where they stand. Meanwhile, the Red Army consolidates his positions.
Mathieu Kassovitz
Narrator (voice)
Nathan Rippy
Stephen Rashbrook
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
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