The game features four campaigns for each side, ranging from short operational challenges to long, expansive wars of attrition:
: You can step into the boots of real-life military leaders like Heinz Guderian or Georgy Zhukov , managing a persistent pool of unit leaders who gain experience and special abilities as the war progresses.
: Players lead the Wehrmacht from the initial invasion of Poland in 1939, through the massive Operation Barbarossa (the march to Moscow), and eventually into desperate defensive battles to hold back the Red Army.
: Players command the Red Army, starting with the harrowing early defense of the Motherland and culminating in the final drive to Berlin in 1945. Historical and Alt-History Elements