During the first two weeks of severe frontier fighting, the German forces sent the main Soviet force reeling. Army Groups North, Center and South could now advance towards their strategic objectives; Leningrad, Moscow and Kiev. Although on the defensive, the Russian forces managed to stage a number of counterattacks. These battles often turned into vicious hand to hand combat, as the soldiers closed on each other. This kit includes the figures of 4 German infantrymen fighting off attacking Russian forces.