Operation Barbarossa: War in Russia
*Operation Barbarossa means Red Beard
*Germany attacked east breaking Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression pact
*initial surprise led to a huge victory for the Nazis
*Germans surround Leningrad and get to the outskirts of moscow
*Bad weather and overextended supply lines led to the end of the campaign
*In 1942 a new offensive pushed to the south at the city of Stalingrad
*The battle of Stalingrad was the biggest battle with millions of losses on each side
* The capture of the city and the russian counter offensive to take it back
*turning point in the war
*Germany attacked east breaking Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression pact
*initial surprise led to a huge victory for the Nazis
*Germans surround Leningrad and get to the outskirts of moscow
*Bad weather and overextended supply lines led to the end of the campaign
*In 1942 a new offensive pushed to the south at the city of Stalingrad
*The battle of Stalingrad was the biggest battle with millions of losses on each side
* The capture of the city and the russian counter offensive to take it back
*turning point in the war
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Summary
Operation Red-beard started off with huge victories for the German's because they had the element of surprise but after the Russians took back their land (Stalingrad) It was a big turning point in the war, with over 300,000 german casualties