Operation Barbarossa: Into the Heart of Darkness

Operation Barbarossa: Into the Heart of Darkness

2024
★★★★☆ 8.0/10
📺 1 Season
🎬 2 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 FR
⏱️ 54 min/episode
DocumentaryWar & Politics
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.

Seasons

Season 1
2024 • 2 Episodes
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.

Cast

Valérie Dréville
Valérie Dréville
Narrator (voice)

Network

ARTE

Production

ARTE, Les Films d'Ici, a_BAHN, Cinémage 17, CNC, Histoire TV

Keywords

world war iisoviet militaryrussian soldierrussian armygerman soldierrussian occupationgerman armygerman invasionnazi germany