Soviet Storm: WW2 in the East

The epic television history of the Second World War’s Eastern Front giving an unprecedented Russian perspective on the war’s most decisive and bloody theater.

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Created By	Anna Grazhdan Valeriy Babich
Status	Ended
Original Name	Великая война
First Air Date	March 29, 2010
Last Air Date	May 7, 2014
Seasons	1
Episodes	18
Episode Runtime	50min
Language	Russian
Original Language	Russian
Production Countries	Russia
Production Companies
Networks	Channel One

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The Defence of Sevastopol

Hitler’s 1941 invasion of the USSR ran into some its fiercest resistance at the Black Sea ports of Odessa and Sevastopol, where Soviet elite naval infantry brigades fought doggedly to hold back German and Romanian troops. At Sevastopol, a long and bloody siege unfolded, causing the Germans to bring in some of the biggest artillery guns ever used.

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