operation barbarossa
"red beard" code name German attack on russia june1941
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)
Lenningrad was besieged, captured kiev, reached the crimea and on the outskirts of moscow
cold winter weather halts Germans
almost 2 million red army troops taken prisoner
Summary: Operation barbarossa was the code name for the German attack on Russia in June of 1941. To russia, this was a complete surprise and it broke the non aggression pact between the two countries. The lightning war called the " Blitzkrieg", tactics surprised the Red army. The nazis were briefly seen as the liberators. Then, the Russians began the scorched earth policy, as they burned all the crops and shelters. Almost 2 million red army troops were taken prisoner.
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)
Lenningrad was besieged, captured kiev, reached the crimea and on the outskirts of moscow
cold winter weather halts Germans
almost 2 million red army troops taken prisoner
Summary: Operation barbarossa was the code name for the German attack on Russia in June of 1941. To russia, this was a complete surprise and it broke the non aggression pact between the two countries. The lightning war called the " Blitzkrieg", tactics surprised the Red army. The nazis were briefly seen as the liberators. Then, the Russians began the scorched earth policy, as they burned all the crops and shelters. Almost 2 million red army troops were taken prisoner.
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“When Operation Barbarossa begins, the world will hold its breath.” Hitler, 1941