Operation Barbarossa

Wehrmacht and SS. The Germans themselves were some of the fiercest combatants of modern warfare and implemented the use of panzers with specialized infantry resulting in combined arms operations. The main reason armor is highly efficient is mainly because of its strengths and abilities during der angriff or offensive operation ranging from; carrying out movement under heavy fire (unlike infantry), employing accurate, armor-destroying fire…

Netherlands) and the Pacific (Japan-British Empire/China/US). 7. The Turning Points: The key turning points were: September 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland (provoking France & Britain to enter the war), the June 1941 German invasion of the USSR: Operation Barbarossa (breaking Germany's pact with the USSR & bringing the Soviets in), the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor (bringing Americans to the war), Battle of Stalingrad (one of the bloodiest battles in history) and the Invasion of Normandy on 6th…

Have you ever wondered why America decided to aid in World War 2? Or even wonder why Germany and The USSR teamed up together? If you have ever pondered these facts then this is the information for you. To start, we will be talking about how the Allied forces of America helped in aiding many countries under the Lend-Lease policy. As well, we will also be going over the Germany-Soviet Nonaggression pact. Which states how Germany and the Soviet Union signed a pact stating that they would not take…

On July 17 of 1942, the German Nazi Army bombed the Soviet city of Stalingrad, beginning one the world’s most brutal bombings ever. Camouflaged murky grey planes flew over the foggy sky one summer morning. Metal white and grey unidentified objects were dropped from underneath the plane, demolishing the Soviet city piece by piece. It was a prolonged bombing attack which lasted for about seven months. This attack is called The Battle of Stalingrad. Here's a video to help you visualize the…

injustice but submitted to it and proceeded honestly to fulfill its terms” (Wuroinen, p. 81). However, the aid that Finland desperately needed came to the rescue at this moment. Finland turned to Nazi Germany for military aid, which was named Operation Barbarossa in which both Finland and Germany tried to invade the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. (“Military History of Finland during World War II”, 2017). The ending results was of course the Soviet Union dropping more bombs on Finland’s’…

But, replicating the debacle at Pearl Harbour, Russia was invaded by Germany, and Operation Barbarossa forced the Russians to retreat to Moscow. This intelligence shambles was not because of conflicting commands but instead, due to the errors of Stalin. He disregarded the notion that Germany would invade even with clear evidence of such an attack…

Today, the two world wars the planet Earth has seen are distant memories, with very few of the people who fought in it surviving today. These two wars were linked together in more ways than one and the effects have been important for a long time. So without further ado, allow their causes and their effects through the years to be revealed. WW1 was caused by a power grab by the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary on October 6, 1908, in which they announced the annexation of the neighboring…

1940. A Historian, Henry Friedlander, argued, that before the war in 1939 when the SS had been targeting the handicapped, The killings of them were used as a copy for the Final Solution of the Jews. December 18, 1940 Hitler officially declared Operation Barbarossa, the campaign to demolish the Soviet Union. His plan to wipe out the Jews was equally as long. Breitman finds that figuring out what the SS has planned at the end of 1940 and the beginning of 1941, will bring to Hitler’s idea to…

of the people and spread his ideology, Hitler sought to recruit intellectuals and other members of society with high social status. With their support, Nazism was allowed to spread at an incredible rate. Before the German invasion of Russia (Operation Barbarossa) in the summer of 1941, Hitler and Stalin were allies. While this partnership was partly established in order for Hitler to safely conquer Western Europe, the Nazi leader admired Joseph Stalin. The Communist leader’s ruthlessness towards…

during the Siege of Leningrad, also known by historians as the Leningrad Blockade, a military operation carried out by the forces of Nazi Germany in partnership with Finland. The siege began on September 8th, 1941, and lasted until January 27th 1944. It is the longest military siege in history, with a total of almost 900 days. The city’s capture was one of the primary targets of the German Operation Barbarossa, which was the name the Germans gave to the invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22nd…