The Battle of Russia: Operation Barbarossa, Hitler and the Eastern Front

Army Group North (1x1)

Air date: Jun 20, 2008

As Europe staggered toward war, Stalin saw opportunity to gain territory for Russia and stand apart from imperialist conflict between Britain, France and Germany. He abandoned cooperation from western allies. By agreeing to share Polish territory between the 3rd Reich and the Soviet Union after invasion, Hitler kept the Russians at bay on his eastern borders to devote attention to war with the west.