Operation barbarossa
•Initial Attack on Russia (Breaking Non-Aggression Pact)
–June 22, 1941 – Led by Von Paulos
•Stalin was warned, did nothing – caught off guard
•First attacks masterful. Soviets pushed back
•Captured Leningrad/Keiv, 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 (50miles)
–Siberian soldiers and weather primary reason
–June 22, 1941 – Led by Von Paulos
•Stalin was warned, did nothing – caught off guard
•First attacks masterful. Soviets pushed back
•Captured Leningrad/Keiv, 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 (50miles)
–Siberian soldiers and weather primary reason
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was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during the Second World War. Operation Barbarossa was the largest military operation in human history in both manpower and casualties. Its failure was a turning point in the Third Reich's fortunes.
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