On the evening of 9 May, 46 years ago, French
... France's initiative received considerable attention in various parts of Europe. The Finnish embassy in Paris did not notify Helsinki of the May initiative until September, by which time the negotiations on setting up the Coal and Steel Community were well advanced. The Treaty establishing the Europe ...
... France's initiative received considerable attention in various parts of Europe. The Finnish embassy in Paris did not notify Helsinki of the May initiative until September, by which time the negotiations on setting up the Coal and Steel Community were well advanced. The Treaty establishing the Europe ...
- Steve Roberts`s Website
... wasted thousands of lives in counterattacks that were doomed to failure. His worst decision was continuing to order massed attacks from a tiny foothold the Russians had on the east bank of the Neva, the Nevsky Bridgehead, which became a killing ground. Zhukov refused to accept that the Germans were ...
... wasted thousands of lives in counterattacks that were doomed to failure. His worst decision was continuing to order massed attacks from a tiny foothold the Russians had on the east bank of the Neva, the Nevsky Bridgehead, which became a killing ground. Zhukov refused to accept that the Germans were ...
World War II, 1939–1945
... Implementing the division of Eastern Europe and other invasions On September 1, 1939, the German invasion of its agreed upon portion of Poland started World War II. On September 17 the Red Army invaded eastern Poland and occupied the Polish territory assigned to it by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, fo ...
... Implementing the division of Eastern Europe and other invasions On September 1, 1939, the German invasion of its agreed upon portion of Poland started World War II. On September 17 the Red Army invaded eastern Poland and occupied the Polish territory assigned to it by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, fo ...
Hitler and Stalin The Non-Aggression Pact
... problems for Germany. The Soviets also became alarmed when Hitler signed a mutual defense agreement with Italy and Japan, which caused them to sign their own non-aggression treaty with Japan to ensure that they would not be attacked from both sides. The final and dramatic break came on June 22, 1941 ...
... problems for Germany. The Soviets also became alarmed when Hitler signed a mutual defense agreement with Italy and Japan, which caused them to sign their own non-aggression treaty with Japan to ensure that they would not be attacked from both sides. The final and dramatic break came on June 22, 1941 ...
L15-Barbarossa
... • Describe and analyze the German decision process to attack the Soviet Union in June 1941. • Describe and analyze the operational and logistic implications of Operation Barbarossa. • Understand and be able to discuss the impact of total war within the Soviet Union. • Understand how the initial succ ...
... • Describe and analyze the German decision process to attack the Soviet Union in June 1941. • Describe and analyze the operational and logistic implications of Operation Barbarossa. • Understand and be able to discuss the impact of total war within the Soviet Union. • Understand how the initial succ ...
World War Two on the eastern front
... On June 22nd 1941, Germany caught the Soviet Union completely off guard when Operation Barbarossa Stalin, who did not think Germany would invade, suffered a nervous breakdown Soviet armies collapsed, with over 4 million soldiers being taken prisoner (POW) Many people in the western USSR welcomed the ...
... On June 22nd 1941, Germany caught the Soviet Union completely off guard when Operation Barbarossa Stalin, who did not think Germany would invade, suffered a nervous breakdown Soviet armies collapsed, with over 4 million soldiers being taken prisoner (POW) Many people in the western USSR welcomed the ...
Military history of Finland during World War II
The military history of Finland during World War II encompasses three major conflicts. The first two of these – the defensive Winter War in 1939–1940, and the Continuation War alongside the Axis Powers in 1941–1944 – were waged against the Soviet Union. The third one, the Lapland War in 1944–1945, followed the signing of an armistice agreement with the Allied Powers, which stipulated expulsion of German forces from Finnish territory.By the end of hostilities, Finland managed to defend its independence, but had to cede nearly 10% of its territory, including its second largest city, Viipuri, and pay out a large amount of war reparations to the Soviet Union. As a result of this territorial loss, many Finnish Karelians fled or were evacuated from their homes, relocating to areas that remained within the borders of Finland.