Eastern Front In WWII The Eastern Front in World War II was the immense battlefield between the Axis powers, primarily led by Germany, and the Soviet Union. It spanned from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south, covering much of Eastern Europe. The conflict began on June 22, 1941, when Germany initiated Operation Barbarossa, a massive invasion of Soviet territory, and continued until May 9, 1945, when Axis forces in Eastern Europe surrendered. The Eastern Front was marked by

Eastern Front Begins: Operation Barbarossa (WWII Documentary)