notes
- Barbarossa “Red Beard” code name German attack on Russia June 1941
- Complete surprise for Russia despite warnings
- Breaks non-aggression pact
- 2000 mile long front
- Blitzkrieg tactics surprise Red Army
- Nazis briefly seen as liberators
- Russian peasants began scorched earth policy (burning all crops and shelters)
- Leningrad was besieged, captured Kiev, reached the Crimea and on the outskirts of Moscow
- Cold winter weather halts Germans
summary
Germany broke the non-aggression pact with Russia and hit them with a surprise attack during WWII. Russia's extreme cold weather halted the German troops.
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“When the attack on Russia commences, the world will hold its breath and make no comment." -Hitler
subjunctive question
was it worth losing all of those men in one battle?