Eastern Front (World War II)

Theatre of war in Europe This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. (September 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. When this tag was added, its readable prose size was 15,400 words. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (May 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Eastern FrontPart of the European theatre of World War IIClockwise from top left: Soviet T-34 tanks storming Poznań, 1945; German Tiger I tanks during the Battle of Kursk, 1943; German Stuka dive bombers on the Eastern Front, 1943; German Einsatzgruppen death squad murdering Jews in Ukraine, 1942; Wilhelm Keitel signing the German Instrument of Surrender, 1945; Soviet troops at the Battle of Stalingrad, 1943Date22 June 1941 (1941-06-22) – 8 May 1945 (1945-05-08)(3 years, 10 months, 2 weeks