Eastern Front is a free mod for Company of Heroes. Following the ethos of mimicking a Relic Entertainment expansion pack, Eastern Front has succeeded in adding two full new factions, the Soviet Red Army and the German Ostheer, packed with unique and exciting units to the existing armies - a feat never before achieved in the Company of Heroes world.
After seeing how many awards this mod got I felt compelled to try it out. First thing I noticed was all the maps load way slower with Eastern Front installed, going from 15 seconds loads in vanilla to around 2 minutes.
Both the Soviet and Ostheer armies bring new units and doctrines to the table but they both feel weaker than the other 4 forces. The Soviet troops are too fragile and expensive (even my beloved T-34), while the Ostheer AI needs some serious rework as it doesn't know how to use it's own troops.
Aside from the 2 issues I mentioned above the mod is runs well and even comes with winter themed maps to fit the setting. (and the russians speak russian)