Operation Barbarosa was the greatest land war recorded in history. it began at 3:30 am on June 22, 1941. The initial German front was 995 miles long and there was another 620 miles along the Finnish border.
The main front would soon be expanded to 1490 miles and extend to a depth of over 600 miles.
Germany and USSR was split.
1. Army Groupp north whose main goal was Leningrad
2. Army Group Centre whose main goal was Moscow
Battle of Leningrad
ON August 30th 1941 the Germans took over Leningrad's railroads, cutting them off from the rest of Russia and the world. The only way for Leningrad to get supplies was through airdrop or crossing Lake Ladoga.
Tuskegee Institute were the most famous group of Native American Airmen.
Dwight Eisenhower was a very powerful and important man in the military and later became President.
D-Day- Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley were the three main generals in charge of DDay.
Battle of the Buldge- Over a million men were killed. Had the worst weather in memory. It was the worst battle in history according to deaths.
HItler married Eva Braun then they both comitted suicide around the same day.
FDR died from a Hemorage then Truman took over presidency.
James Doolittle ordered the bombing of Tokyo as soon as possible. The bombers would have had a hard time getting off the ships. They had to strip them down to as little as possible so they were lighter.
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