Close Combat III: The Russian Front is the third game of the Close Combat universe. It was highly acclaimed by many organizations, such as GameSpot, IGN, and Computer Games Magazine. It revolves around the Eastern Front during WWII, and takes players from the invasion of the Soviet Union to the final battle for Berlin in 1945.

An updated version of Close Combat III has been published by Matrix Games

Matrix Games

Matrix Games is a publisher of computer games, specifically strategy games and wargames. They are based out of Staten Island, New York.Their focus is primarily but not exclusively on war games and turn-based strategy...

 in 2007 under the title Close Combat: Cross of Iron

Close Combat: Cross of Iron

Close Combat: Cross of Iron is a remake of the third game of the Close Combat universe, Close Combat III: The Russian Front. Like the original it revolves around the Eastern Front during WWII, and takes players from the invasion of the Soviet Union to the final battle for Berlin in 1945.-External...

http://www.matrixgames.com/games/game.asp?gid=335.

Battles

Battles follow the general pattern of the Close Combat Series. Apart from a difficulty slider, there are realism settings which disable the fog of war, unit initiative, difficulty of access to enemy info, etc.

Campaign

The Grand Campaign follows the Eastern Front from the German invasion of the USSR (Operation Barbarossa), to Stalingrad and ultimately Berlin. Players can pick either side.