Operation Barbarossa
Initial attack on Russia (breaking non-aggression pact) on June 22nd 1941
Stalin was warned but he took no action and was caught off guard
Soviets were pushed back as the first attacks were masterful
Russians retreat to Moscow while practicing the scorched earth policy
Soviet counterattack comes to a stop outside Moscow
Germans regroup and attack Leningrad and Stalingrad
Onward from Stalingrad Germans were on the defensive
German military was ill prepared for the cold winter ahead
Russians capitalized, and were able to win Stalingrad back through guerrilla warfare.
Stalin was warned but he took no action and was caught off guard
Soviets were pushed back as the first attacks were masterful
Russians retreat to Moscow while practicing the scorched earth policy
Soviet counterattack comes to a stop outside Moscow
Germans regroup and attack Leningrad and Stalingrad
Onward from Stalingrad Germans were on the defensive
German military was ill prepared for the cold winter ahead
Russians capitalized, and were able to win Stalingrad back through guerrilla warfare.
Summary:
Germany attacked Russia on June 22nd of 1941 and in turn broke the Non-aggression pact as the Germans desired control of Russian oil fields. Stalin was warned, although he took no action and was caught off caught as a result. Russian troops were beaten back at first, as Germany's first attacks were well executed and masterful. Eventually the Soviets retreated to Moscow while practicing the scorched earth Policy. After the Germans had regrouped, they attacked Leningrad and Stalingrad. From that point Germany was on the defensive, as they had not come prepared for such a brutal winter. The Soviets capitalized and eventually were able to neutralize German attacks through extensive guerrilla warfare in Stalingrad.