: Soviet forces pushed the Axis back through Eastern Europe, culminating in the Fall of Berlin in May 1945.
: In just six months, the German Wehrmacht captured nearly 3 million Soviet prisoners and drove within sight of Moscow. Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45
: The vast Russian landscape and muddy seasons (Rasputitsa) crippled German supply lines that were only designed for a short campaign. : Soviet forces pushed the Axis back through