Operation Barberossa:
battle of moscow- october 1941- january 1942
hitler was unsuccessful in doing this
at first the cold weather helped hitler because the ground froze so they could move easier
then the snow fell and hitler was unprepared so the soviets began pushing them out
hitler believed moscow was the major military and political target in the USSR as it would lead to the collapse of the country
germany got within 12 miles of moscow when the soviets stopped the advance
many casualties
major victory for the soviets
after this hitler blamed his commander in cheif, so he fires him and takes over the military
many people began to go against him after this
he got rid of all of his best generals and brought in new, unexpirienced officiers
siege of leningrad- september 8, 1941
germany started blockaiding leningrad and started attacking them
ended 872 days after it began
cannibalism appeared- birds, rats, and pets were eaten; some people even ate other people
the battle of stalingrad actually helped in leningrad
germany never took leningrad; they just sieged it
many people died
Battle in Africa and Italy:
erwin rommel- the desert fox- leader of afrika core- germany
bernard montgomery- monty- british
george patton- US- very tough on his troops
casablanca conference- jan. 1942
unconditional surrender- we will not help germany until the surrender unconditionally
operation torch
battle of afrika- we helped a lot in that battle; rommel pulled out
italy was tough fighting
italy was full of mountains which was really hard
tuskegee institute- african american college that trained african americans to be pilots
dwight eisenhower- the supreme allied commander of all allied forces in europe
became president after ww2
operation overlord- june 6, 1944- invading the beaches of normandy in france
the d day invasion
germans set up barriers because they knew we were going to attack
we sent out false info to germany
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