Operation Barbarossa
On June 22 1941 Russian troops heard rumbling in the distance within a few hours millions of Russian troops were on the run the biggest operation in World War 2 had just been launched.These words paint a clear picture of Operation Barbarossa. According to Historian Sid Moody theses words are as true as could be. Moody states that the lives lost were completely unnecessary to the Operation causing millions of deaths of soldiers and civilians alike. Operation Barbarossa is one of the many massive code named battles during World War 2. It took the lives of over 20 million people leaving all of Eastern Europe in ruins with the brutality of the battles fought there. Many people still ask the question did so many people need …show more content…
It caused the death of Over 5.1 million Soviet troops captured over 3.5 million died in captivity The last reason that it was worth the lives lost since Germany did what it needed to do Directive 21 stressed that victory must be achieved quickly. "We have only to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down.... When Barbarossa begins, the world will hold its breath."However this was required for a quick major victory but the operation was done to late and the will of the people to fight.Historian Jonathan North of the palm beach post There was no hope of ending the war by an invasion of Britain with the United States playing an increasingly aggressive role. Time was on Russia 's side. Strike sooner than later.(North pg.8A)This supports my reason Germany couldn’t fight a two front war so instead the germans still decided to attack even earlier than before causing even more weakness in the army. North also quotes While the initial success of Barbarossa had been significant, the Germans failed to subdue the Soviet Union by the time the first snows fell in November 1941. The worsening weather made combat operations difficult for the German soldiers struggling to reach Moscow (North pg.8A)The Germans should have waited after the winter months to begin Operation Barbarossa but they decided to push thinking the russians could be easily defeated but they were …show more content…
It was, in retrospect, a mad gamble. It guaranteed that Germany would have to fight on two fronts, a burden that in due course crushed Hitler 's Third Reich. Maybe if Operation Barbarossa never happened the world 's population would be different millions wouldn’t die from the horrors of war and maybe technology could have been different that 's why in wars going on now or in the future An Operation just like Barbarboss will never happen
On June 22 1941 Russian troops heard rumbling in the distance within a few hours millions of Russian troops were on the run the biggest operation in World War 2 had just been launched.These words paint a clear picture of Operation Barbarossa. According to Historian Sid Moody theses words are as true as could be. Moody states that the lives lost were completely unnecessary to the Operation causing millions of deaths of soldiers and civilians alike. Operation Barbarossa is one of the many massive code named battles during World War 2. It took the lives of over 20 million people leaving all of Eastern Europe in ruins with the brutality of the battles fought there. Many people still ask the question did so many people need …show more content…
It caused the death of Over 5.1 million Soviet troops captured over 3.5 million died in captivity The last reason that it was worth the lives lost since Germany did what it needed to do Directive 21 stressed that victory must be achieved quickly. "We have only to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down.... When Barbarossa begins, the world will hold its breath."However this was required for a quick major victory but the operation was done to late and the will of the people to fight.Historian Jonathan North of the palm beach post There was no hope of ending the war by an invasion of Britain with the United States playing an increasingly aggressive role. Time was on Russia 's side. Strike sooner than later.(North pg.8A)This supports my reason Germany couldn’t fight a two front war so instead the germans still decided to attack even earlier than before causing even more weakness in the army. North also quotes While the initial success of Barbarossa had been significant, the Germans failed to subdue the Soviet Union by the time the first snows fell in November 1941. The worsening weather made combat operations difficult for the German soldiers struggling to reach Moscow (North pg.8A)The Germans should have waited after the winter months to begin Operation Barbarossa but they decided to push thinking the russians could be easily defeated but they were …show more content…
It was, in retrospect, a mad gamble. It guaranteed that Germany would have to fight on two fronts, a burden that in due course crushed Hitler 's Third Reich. Maybe if Operation Barbarossa never happened the world 's population would be different millions wouldn’t die from the horrors of war and maybe technology could have been different that 's why in wars going on now or in the future An Operation just like Barbarboss will never happen