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18 Cards in this Set
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Organization of the German forces
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North - Leningrad
Center - Moscow South - Kiev/Stalingrad |
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Rusisia's philosophy on defense of Stanlingrad (2)
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1. "Not one step back"
2. Shoot those who retreat |
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Reasons for German's attack on Stalingrad (2)
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1. oil
2. Stalingrad was a symbolic city |
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Russia's tactic at Stanlingrad
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Attacked flanks of Germans and surrounded the city
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Leader of German's 6th Army
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Von Paulus
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What rank was Von Paulus given and why?
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He was given the rank of Field Marshal beacuse no German Field Marshal had ever surrendered
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Decribe the fighting at Stalingrad (3)
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1. Rubble
2. Snipers 3. Street by street |
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River that ran through Stalingrad
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Volga River
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Significant of Russia victory at Stalingrad
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Proved that the German army could be defeated
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Why was Russia called tank country?
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There were lots of flat, wide-open spaces
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What was Stalin's reaction when he heard that Russia had been invaded by the German forces? (3)
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1. Locked himself up (went cataonic)
2. Pursued a scorched earth policy, destroyed everything in the army's path 3. Relied on General Winter: Just like the harsh German winter had defeated Napoleon, he expected it to do the same with Hitler |
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German tactics in Operation Barbarossa (3)
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1. Use tanks to punch holes in the lines
2. Blitzkrieg or lightning war 3. Use air power to destroy the enemy |
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Name of the German invasion of Russia
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Operation Barbarossa
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Hitler's thoughts on Russia (3)
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1. "Rotten structure"
2. people were "subhuman" 3. undermench |
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USSR Production Changes after the German invasion (2)
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1. Moved factories over the Ural Mountains
2. Built Tankograd |
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Conditions at Tankograd (4)
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1. Women workers
2. 12 hour shifts 3. 400 grams of bread a day 4. Temperatures between 0 and 30 degrees |
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Characteristices of a T-34 (9)
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1. Sloped armor
2. 2" thick 3. 4 member crew 4. Touch communication 5. Nonburning diesel engine 6. Wide tracks 7. 76/84 mm cannon 8. Lever steering 9. Russian |
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Characteristics of a Tiger Tank (11)
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1. Overlapping wheels
2. Weighed 56 tons 3. 5 member crew 4. 4" frontal armor 5. 3" side/back armor 6. Power steering 7. Radio communcation 8. 88 mm cannon 9. 2 1/2 gallon per mile 10. Was able to destroy tanks at 1 km 11. Box-shaped |
