Operation Barbarossa
_ The Initial Attack on Russia
(which broke the Non-Aggression Pact) on June 22, 1941 Led by Von Paulos
Although Stalin was warned, he did nothing and was caught off guard The first attacks were masterful and the Soviets pushed back They Captured Leningrad/Keiv, 50 miles from Moscow and Russians retreat to Moscow, and started to practice the scorched earth policy Then the Russian Winter hits. It is the Coldest in 50 years German Machines all freeze Germans are basically not ready for winter Thousands of Germans end up died from the cold The attack on Moscow fails (50miles) Reason: Siberian soldiers and weather |
Germans attack on Russia. Because the Germans had to help Italy with their invasion, time was set back two moths. This forced them to fight through the winter. Germany lost. If Germany won some say they would still be in power today.
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