World War II - Eastern Front & Battle of Stalingrad

 

This page contains a collection of resources on the European Eastern Front during World War II. This page also includes a listing a major battles and campaigns fought on the Eastern Front during World War II.

 

Eastern Front Battles and Campaigns:

 

November 30, 1939 - March 13, 1940
January 14 - 30, 1944
June 22 - December 5, 1941 
January 24 - February 16, 1944  
June 22 - 29, 1941
February 2 - July 26, 1944 
June 22 - 30, 1941
February 2 - August 10, 1944 
June 22 - December 2, 1941 
March 5 - April 17, 1944 
June 23 - 27, 1941 
March 25 - April 15, 1944 
June 25, 1941 - September 19, 1944 
April 8 - May 12, 1944
June 26 - 30, 1941 
April 9 - 12, 1944 
June 29 - September 21, 1941 
April 12, 1944 
July 1- November 17, 1941 
May 2 - 8, 1944 
July 6 - August 5, 1941
June 10 - August 9, 1944 
July 9 - August 23, 1941 
June 22 - August 19, 1944 
July 15 - August 8, 1941 
June 23 - 28, 1944 
July 31 - September 9, 1941
June 23 - 28, 1944 
August 8 - October 16, 1941 
June 23 - 28, 1944 
August 23 - September 26, 1941 
June 25 - July 9, 1944 
August 30 - September 8, 1941 
June 29 - July 4, 1944 
September 4 - December 8, 1941  
June 29 - July 4, 1944 
September 8, 1941 - January 27, 1944 
July 4 - 10, 1944 
September 9 - November 1, 1941 
July 4 - 11, 1944 
September 26, 1941 - May 15, 1942 
July 5 - 13, 1944 
October 2, 1941 - January 7, 1942 
July 5 - 27, 1944 
October 2 - 21, 1941 
July 5 - August 29, 1944
October 13, 1941 - January 18, 1942 
July 13 - 29, 1944
October 20 - 24, 1941 
July 15 - 17, 1944 
October 30, 1941 - July 4, 1942 
July 18 - August 2, 1944
January 8, 1942 - March 22, 1943 
July 20 - 25, 1944 
February 9 - April 21, 1942 
July 25 - August 10, 1944 
March 26 - April 2, 1942
July 26 - August 13, 1944 
April 1 - June 30, 1942 
July 28 - August 28, 1944 
May 8 - 18, 1942  
August 1 - 10, 1944 
May 12 - 28, 1942
August 6 - 14, 1944 
June 23 - July 6, 1942
August 9 - 16, 1944 
June 28 - August 19, 1942 
August 10 - September 6, 1944 
July 8 - 10, 1942  
August 16 - 27, 1944 
July 17, 1942 - February 2, 1943 
August 20 - 29, 1944 
July 23 - August 21, 1942 
September 8 - Oct. 28, 1944
July 25 - December 31, 1942 
September 14 - Oct. 24, 1944 
Nov. 19, 1942 - January 16, 1943 
September 17 - 26, 1944 
November 19 - 23, 1942 
September 29 - Nov. 24, 1944 
November 25 - December 20, 1942 
October 5, 1944 - Jan. 28, 1945
December 12 - 23, 1942 
October 6 - 28, 1944 
December 16 - 29, 1942 
October 16 - 27, 1944 
January 1 - February 4, 1943
Dec. 29, 1944 - Feb. 13, 1945
January 12 - 30, 1943 
January 12 - February 2, 1945 
January 13 - 26, 1943 
January 13 - May 9, 1945 
January 15 - 25, 1943 
January 23 - May 8, 1945 
February 9 - 13, 1943
January 24 - February 23, 1945 
February 19 - March 15, 1943 
January 26 - March 29, 1945 
March 8 - 9, 1943 
February 8 - 24, 1945 
April 4 - May 10, 1943 
February 13 - May 6, 1945 
July 4 - August 23, 1943 
February 15 - 18, 1945 
July 12, 1943 
February 24 - April 4, 1945
July 12 - August 18, 1943 
March 4 - 14, 1945 
July 23 - August 14, 1943
March 6 - 16, 1945 
August 7 - October 2, 1943  
March 6 - 21, 1945 
August 12 - 23, 1943 
March 15 - 31, 1945 
August 24 - December 23, 1943 
March 26 - April 15, 1945 
August 24 - December 23, 1943
April 2 - 13, 1945 
August 24 - December 23, 1943 
April 6 - 9, 1945 
August 24 - December 23, 1943 
April 13 - 25, 1945 
August 24 - December 23, 1943 
April 16 - 19, 1945 
September 10 - October 9, 1943
April 21 - 30, 1945
October 3 - December 22, 1943 
April 23 - May 2, 1945 
November 1 - December 11, 1943
April 24 - May 1, 1945 
December 24, 1943 - April 14, 1944
May 5 - 11, 1945 

 

Eastern Front Resources:

 

1941 - Russian/German Front

Focused on the World War II eastern front with maps and battle summaries.

 

Air War Over the Eastern Front

Various articles, materials and a book collection focused on the air war over the Eastern Front.

 

Battle Of Leningrad 1941-1944

Focused on the battle for Leningrad between Germany and the Soviet Union with maps and battle summaries.

 

Battle of the Kerch Peninsula - The Art of Battle

Jonathan Webb's animated battle map from the Weider History Network

 

Battle of Kursk on the Web

Guide to the Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle of World War Two.

 

CSI Report No.11 - Soviet Defensive Tactics at Kursk, July 1943

Report authored by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. CSI Reports are short-term research papers prepared in response to official inquiries. Reports are mainly based on secondary sources and provide basic information on the subject under consideration. Because of the short-term deadlines associated with CSI Reports, they are not meant to represent a comprehensive or definitive study of the subject.

 

German Defense of Berlin, 1945 - U.S. Navy Department Library

A fascinating report from the U.S. Army detailing the battle for Berlin in the last days of World War II.

 

Leavenworth Paper No. 6 - Soviet Night Operations in World War II

Report authored by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Leavenworth Papers represent monograph-length studies containing original research that employs a combination of primary and secondary sources, with emphasis on the former. Leavenworth Papers provide comprehensive and detailed treatment of a subject and include a significant degree of analysis.

 

Leavenworth Paper No. 17 - The Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation: Soviet Breakthrough and Pursuit in the Arctic, October 1944

Report authored by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Leavenworth Papers represent monograph-length studies containing original research that employs a combination of primary and secondary sources, with emphasis on the former. Leavenworth Papers provide comprehensive and detailed treatment of a subject and include a significant degree of analysis.

 

The Moscow Battle

Focused on the battle for Moscow between Germany and the Soviet Union with maps and battle summaries.  

 

The Moscow Battle

Dedicated to the 1941-1942 battle of Moscow.

 

Rarities of the USSR Photochronicles - Great Patriotic War 1941-1945

Collection of photos from the Soviet Union during World War II.

 

Russia and the Soviet Union in pictures 1900-2000

Includes a large selection of photos from the Second World War.

 

The Russian Battlefield

Our goal is to allow people all over the world to read about Soviet-German struggle in WWII from the Soviet point-of-view.

 

Russian Front Photographs

Photographs of the Russian front as seen through the camera lens of German soliders.

 

Special Studies - Soviet Operational Deception: The Red Cloak

Report authored by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Special Studies are shorter historical works on timely topics, but are based on research primarily in secondary sources. Special Studies mix both narrative and analysis.

 

World War 2 in Yugoslavia

Chronology of World War 2, civil war and revolution in Yugoslavia, armies involved (Tito's partisans, ustashe, chetniks etc.) battles and operations fought and weapons used from occupation to liberation.

 

World War II in Ukraine

The Ukrainian experience in World War II with a brief survey of Ukraine's population loss of 10 million.

 

Battle of Stalingrad Resources:

 

The Battle for Stalingrad

Dedicated to the epic battle of Stalingrad 19 August 1942 - 2 February 1943.

 

The Battle for Stalingrad

In the winter of 1942 it was too cold for tears. The Battle for Stalingrad, turning point on the Eastern Front during World War 2. The defeat of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad in early 1943.

 

Stalingrad Battle

Presents a detailed overview of the battle of Stalingrad.

 

Stalingrad Battlefield Information

Original documents, maps, aerial photography, pictures taken at the stalingrad battlefield today, objects like relics and foxholes, also pictures from Pitomnik and the rivers Don and Volga and the Paulus headquarter at Univermag.

 

Stalingrad Military-Historical Club

Group dedicated to preserving the history of the epic battle of Stalingrad.

 

 

Other European & African Theater Resource Collections:

 

 

Additional Resources:

 

World War II Tank Resources Collection

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of resources dedicated to World War II tanks including German and American tanks.

 

World War II Personal Stories and Accounts

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of resources dedicated to World War II personal accounts.

 

World War 2 Armed Forces & Military Units

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources focused on Axis and Allied militaries.

 

World War II Aircraft and Aviation Resources Collection

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources related to the World War II aircraft and aviation.

 

World War II Pictures and Photos

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of resources with pictures and photos from and related to World War II.

 

European & African Theater Battles and Campaigns - 1939-1942

This map plots the the locations of 103 significant World War II battles and campaigns on the Western Front, Eastern Front, Italy, Africa and the Middle East from 1939-1942. Below the map is a listing of these battles and campaigns sorted by date.

 

European & African Theater Battles and Campaigns - 1943-1945

This map plots the the locations of the 167 significant World War II battles and campaigns on the Western Front, Eastern Front, Italy and North Africa from 1943-1945. Below the map is a listing of these battles and campaigns sorted by date.

 

World War 2 Subject Index

Detailed index of EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources related to World War II. This includes battles, maps, pictures, photos, documents, timelines, museums, forums, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, the European, African and Pacific war theaters, ships, u-boats, naval forces, aircraft, aviation, air forces, tanks, weapons, personal stories, military units, militaria, collectibles, books, video clips and special World War II topics.