Soviet Storm, The Partisan War

Archive film, computer-generated imagery and innovative reconstructions tell the story of the Red Army's bloody defeat to Nazi Germany in Kiev, 1941.

A siege at Sevastopol forced the Germans to bring in some of the biggest artillery guns ever used. See Hitler's invasion from the Russian perspective.

Soviet troops suffered huge casualties in Rzhev in 1941, causing the battle to be grimly nicknamed The Meat-Grinder. A look from the Russian perspective.

An attack on Soviet oil fields could have won the Germans the war, but huge resistance thwarted Hitler's dream. A look from the Russian perspective.

After a poor start to the war, the Soviet Air Force fought back with brilliant aircraft designs. A look at their domination of the skies from the Russian viewpoint.

The Soviet Union's submarines courted huge controversy in 1945 when they caused massive losses of life at sea. A look from the Russian perspective.

Encouraged by Nazi brutality, Soviet Partisans took up arms, creating big 'no-go' areas for German troops. A look at their efforts from the Russian perspective.

A gripping look from the Russian perspective at the amazing World War II intelligence coups pulled off by the USSR - a nation obsessed with secrecy and espionage.

Soviet troops enter Berlin and begin to carry out their own terrible retribution against the German people. A look from the Russian perspective.

A look from the Russian perspective at the Red Army's assault on Japanese-occupied Manchuria, which fell on the same day a second nuclear attack hit Japan.