02: Spiral of Terror | War of the Century

Duration: 47'13''

Synopsis

First-hand testimony recalls the bloodshed of the Battle for Moscow, where many Soviet citizens perished as a result of their own leader's brutality as well as the draconian rules of the occupying Nazis.

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