Bringing History to Life Magazine

10 September 2022

The Red Army breaks Hitler “The troops must hold until the enemy is convinced of the futility of his attack” declared Hitler. He believed that the Dnieper river would stop the Soviet troops who were rapidly approaching Kiev from the east. The Soviets had other ideas. Soon, they had established the first bridgeheads on the western side of the river and Kiev was retaken shortly afterwards. The defeat was just one of three that would turn Hitler’s dream of a quick victory in the East into a bloody nightmare. This fourth issue of a six part special series on WWII of Bringing History to Life tracks the decisive moments that turned the war in the east favour of the Soviet Union…