THE END OF THE SIEGE AND THE LIBERATION OF CRIMEA

1944. A vast portion of the USSR – Belorussia, Ukraine and the Baltics – is under the occupation by the Third Reich. The deadly siege still encircles Leningrad. The fate of Russia’s “northern capital”, as it is starving to death, depends on the outcome of a military operation deployed by the Red Army in the south of Russia, the Crimean peninsula. Here, Soviet soldiers are storming the legendary Sapun Ridge, which Nazis have transformed into an impregnable fortress. Nine hours into battle, it becomes clear that the “Crimean trap” has worked: the Nazis have not only lost the ridge – they have lost the war! Rapid changes sweep across the map of hostilities of World War II, and soon Leningrad celebrates the end of the siege.