1941 marked the beginning of Operation Barbarossa; the largest military operation in history. Operation Barbarossa was Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. This paper will analyze the extent to which Operation Barbarossa was unsuccessful. The assessment will only focus on Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia between the years of 1941-1942. Operation Barbarossa had many key components and was an intricate invasion which was carried out with extreme precision. There were many reasons as to why Operation Barbarossa eventually failed. The first source, From Peace to War: Germany, Soviet Russia, and the World, 1928-1941, is a secondary source which was written by Bernd Wegner in 1997. The second source, Hitler’s Defeat in
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The source has information on what resources Germany had at their expense against the Soviet Union. For example, the amount of soldiers and artillery. It also has information on why it was so difficult for the German soldiers to adapt to the fighting and transport that took place on Soviet soil. Furthermore, the author, Bernd Wegner, is a Professor of Modern History, in Consideration of Western Europe, at the Helmut Schmidt University in Germany. He has published other books on Hitler, such as his life and his ideologies. Not only was this book written by Wegner, but thirty-five historians from nine different countries, including the former Soviet Union, also contributed. The novel also contains the experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians, along with political and military …show more content…
The source has information on both Germany and the Soviet Union, including the equipment that both nations had at their disposal. It also explains how Germany’s plan ultimately failed. It analyzes the military and non-military reasons as to why Germany lost the War against the Soviet Union. Furthermore, the author, David Stahel, is a historian from New Zealand who specializes in German military history for the Second World War. In fact, Stahel has written three other books on the topic of Operation Barbarossa and Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union. This shows that he is well versed in the
The source has information on what resources Germany had at their expense against the Soviet Union. For example, the amount of soldiers and artillery. It also has information on why it was so difficult for the German soldiers to adapt to the fighting and transport that took place on Soviet soil. Furthermore, the author, Bernd Wegner, is a Professor of Modern History, in Consideration of Western Europe, at the Helmut Schmidt University in Germany. He has published other books on Hitler, such as his life and his ideologies. Not only was this book written by Wegner, but thirty-five historians from nine different countries, including the former Soviet Union, also contributed. The novel also contains the experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians, along with political and military …show more content…
The source has information on both Germany and the Soviet Union, including the equipment that both nations had at their disposal. It also explains how Germany’s plan ultimately failed. It analyzes the military and non-military reasons as to why Germany lost the War against the Soviet Union. Furthermore, the author, David Stahel, is a historian from New Zealand who specializes in German military history for the Second World War. In fact, Stahel has written three other books on the topic of Operation Barbarossa and Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union. This shows that he is well versed in the