Operation BarbarossaNotes
Subjunctive QuestionIf the operation didn't take place, what would the countries relationship be like today?
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SummaryOperation Barbarossa is the code name for the attack that the Germans launched on Russia in June 1941. This attack was a complete surprise to Russia because of the non aggression pact that they had singed with Germany. Germany had a 2000 mile long front and Blitzkrieg tactics that took the Red Army by surprise. Russian peasants began scorched earth policy which is the military act of burning all crops and shelters. Leningrad was besieged, captured Kiev and reached the Crimea on the outskirts of Moscow. The cold winter weather finally haled Germany, but by this time almost 2 million Red Army troops had already been taken prisoner.
Quote“When Operation Barbarossa begins, the world will hold its breath.” -Hitler
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