Operation barbarossa
- June 22, 1941 Led by Von Paulos
- Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union
- Stalin warned, did nothing (caught off guard)
- First attacks masterful. Soviets pushed back
- Captured Leningrad ( 50 miles from Moscow)
- Russians retreat to Moscow, scorched earth policy
- Russian winter hits. Coldest in 50 years
- German Machines all freeze. Germans not ready for winter
-Thousands died to cold
- Attack on Moscow failed ( 50 miles)
- Sibierian soldiers and weather primary reason
On June 22, 1941 Von Paulos led Operation Barbarossa, this was a German invasion of the Soviet union. The Germans used masterful attacks to push back the Soviets and capture Leningrad. Russians were faced with scorched earth policy, which is a military strategy which involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy. They retreated to Moscow. Germans were hit with the coldest winter in 50 years and all the German machinery froze and thousands of the german soldiers froze to death, the attack on Moscow failed.
- Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union
- Stalin warned, did nothing (caught off guard)
- First attacks masterful. Soviets pushed back
- Captured Leningrad ( 50 miles from Moscow)
- Russians retreat to Moscow, scorched earth policy
- Russian winter hits. Coldest in 50 years
- German Machines all freeze. Germans not ready for winter
-Thousands died to cold
- Attack on Moscow failed ( 50 miles)
- Sibierian soldiers and weather primary reason
On June 22, 1941 Von Paulos led Operation Barbarossa, this was a German invasion of the Soviet union. The Germans used masterful attacks to push back the Soviets and capture Leningrad. Russians were faced with scorched earth policy, which is a military strategy which involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy. They retreated to Moscow. Germans were hit with the coldest winter in 50 years and all the German machinery froze and thousands of the german soldiers froze to death, the attack on Moscow failed.
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