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Russian Tactics in
World War II
Keenan Howard
Background Info
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Nazi Germany has taken
over most of Europe
including France, Poland,
and Czechoslovakia.
The Nazi’s however were
somewhat defeated by
Britain.
Looking for more,
Adolph Hitler sought
Russia.
Setting the Tone
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Russia had successfully created The Treaty
of Brest-Litovsk with Russia (1918)
The peace treaty was a humiliation for
Russia. It deprived Russia of nearly 1/3 of her
agricultural land and population, more than
3/5 of her iron-ore and coal production and
1/2 of her industrial plants.
Russia more in fear of
Hitler’s Motives
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Fear of attack from the
Red Army motivates him
to a preemptive strike
against the Russian’s Red
Army.
Felt his people needed
more living space I.e.
land and raw materials
Omitting the Soviet
Union (Communism?)
for his future Aryan
people
“When the attack on
Russia starts the world
will hold its breath”
-Adolph Hitler
Operation Barbarossa
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Invasion of Russia,
June 22nd 1941
5,700,000 Soviet soldiers
as prisoners of war; of
these 3,300,000 died in
captivity
Famous Battles
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Operation Typhoon: Capture Moscow before
winter. Unsuccessful
The Battle for the Narva Leningrad.
Unsuccessful
The Battle of Stalingrad
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August 21 1942-February Second 1943
Axis Powers (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and
the Empire of Japan) Vs. Soviet Russia
Over 1.5 million casualties
Brutal casualties documented on both sides
Minimal soldier life expectancy
The Crack
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Even under excruciating
conditions Germany’s
soldiers stayed strong
and fought to the death,
being true to their leader
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When resistance no longer seemed
worthwhile, General Field Marshall
DISOBEYED Hitler’s orders and
surrendered
Repercussions
Due to devastating loss of
both troops and supplies on
both sides of the war, the
Axis Powers were forced into
a long retreat
 Soviet soldiers felt
emboldened by the victory
of the “unstoppable” nazi
party
The LIBERATION OF THE
SOVIET UNION IN THE
BATTLE OF
STALINGRAD
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Disadvantages
Russia
-Low morale
-larger quantity of less
QUALITY troops
-No allies
Germany
-Not used to weather
-Strong all around military
forces
-Axis Powers as allies
Bibliography
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http://www.thecorner.org/hist/total/srussia.htm#treaty-brest
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_barbar
ossa.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_
War_II)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II#The_Eas
tern_Front_.28April_1941_.E2.80.93_January_1942.29
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