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Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the Eastern Front of World War II continues with the largest invasion in history - Operation Barbarossa. Previously we have covered Berlin bombing raids by the VVS, Hoth’s battle for Velikiye Luki, Manstein’s counterattack near Lake Ilmen, Zhukov’s assault on the Yelna Salient (   • Berlin Bombed by the Soviets and Hitler's ...  ). In this episode of our Eastern Front Week-by-Week series, we dive into the fourth week of August 1941. Following Hitler’s orders, Guderian’s panzers turned south to link up with Army Group South, aiming to trap hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers in Ukraine. The Bryansk Front, under Eremenko, rushed to block the advance, while the Southwestern Front faced the looming threat of encirclement around Kyiv. We examine the staggering Red Army losses by late August—over 1.4 million dead, nearly 900,000 prisoners of war, and the destruction of every mechanized corps. From the grim fate of Soviet POWs to the desperate breakout at Velikye Luki and the defense of Leningrad’s approaches, this episode highlights the brutality and scale of the conflict. At Smolensk, Zhukov regrouped his forces to prepare another strike, while in the north, German panzers severed Leningrad’s last rail link. Meanwhile, Kleist crossed the Dnipro in the south, threatening to close the trap on Kyiv. The choices of Stalin, Hitler, and their commanders would decide the fate of millions.

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Video: Hazimin Arif
Script: Russell Hellyer
VO: Devin http://bit.ly/3XzSCgV & http://bit.ly/3GUO9iT

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Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com

00:00 - Guderian Turns South Toward Kyiv
02:04 - Catastrophic Red Army Losses by August 1941
05:41 - Smolensk Front Stalls as Zhukov Reorganizes
06:42 - Velikye Luki Breakout and Yakovlev’s Fate
08:12 - Army Group North Presses Toward Leningrad
11:04 - Guderian’s Drive and the Battle for the Desna

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