The major conflict between the Germans and the Soviet Union was a problem for both sides. Neither side had the guaranteed victory from the start of this war with in a war. Each side had major flaws and little advantages against the other side. From the start it looked like the Germans had seen increasing success, with several victories in a row. In 1941, the reason the Soviets were struggling against the Germans was due to their lack of leadership, and preparedness. Leading up to this war, Stalin was told many times that the Germans were preparing for an attack against the Soviets. Stalin was dead set on the fact the Germans would not attack due to the fact that they had been at war with Britain and would not want to be at war on both fronts.
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June 22 1941, Germany began the invasion. The first three days showed how unprepared the Red army was against this well trained and experienced German army. Germany started off with heavy air-raids, which were very successful for them. They lost less than 100 planes, while the Soviet Union took a devastating blow of losing 4000 planes. Germans were able to cause chaos in the opening hours of the war when they took out Soviet command and control systems, leaving the Soviets in complete disarray. While the invasion started, the Germans already had a plan of attack. They had three different Army Groups, North, Center, and South. Each of which had their own targets that they were supposed to capture. The Soviet Union on the other hand, had no idea what they were going to do. The only thing they could do is throw as many troops as they had at them because their only advantage was in numbers. The Red Army suffered heavy losses because of this. The Germans felt as if they were fighting of waves of zombies as more and more people had just come rushing at them, over the dead bodies of their fellow
June 22 1941, Germany began the invasion. The first three days showed how unprepared the Red army was against this well trained and experienced German army. Germany started off with heavy air-raids, which were very successful for them. They lost less than 100 planes, while the Soviet Union took a devastating blow of losing 4000 planes. Germans were able to cause chaos in the opening hours of the war when they took out Soviet command and control systems, leaving the Soviets in complete disarray. While the invasion started, the Germans already had a plan of attack. They had three different Army Groups, North, Center, and South. Each of which had their own targets that they were supposed to capture. The Soviet Union on the other hand, had no idea what they were going to do. The only thing they could do is throw as many troops as they had at them because their only advantage was in numbers. The Red Army suffered heavy losses because of this. The Germans felt as if they were fighting of waves of zombies as more and more people had just come rushing at them, over the dead bodies of their fellow