Chapter 19- Stalinism in War time Flashcards
what was the germans three-pronged attack called
operation Barbarossa
which cities did the Germans attempt to capture with operation Barbarossa
Moscow, Kiev, Leningrad
who did Stalin leave the announcement of the attack and war to
Vyacheslav Molotov
what were examples of military leaders expelled for incompetence
Marshals Voroshilov and Budyenny
who was Georgi Zhukov
civil war veteran
played key part in defending Moscow in October 1941
when was Zhukov made deputy commander-in-chief of the red army
august 1942
why was Zhukov demoted to a command in Odessa after the war
Stalin felt he was a threat
what were ‘hilfswillige’
those willing to help the germans as drivers, cooks etc
where were the hilfswillige most present
Estonia, Lithuania, Belorussia
what was the wafen-ss
armed wing of nazi party that fought alongside the germans
what are examples of waffen-ss
the Russian liberation movement under Andrey Vlasov
where was the Russian liberation movement formed
ukraine
how many soldiers did the Russian liberation movement have at its peak
50,000
how many Russians joined hitlers side
just over a million
how many cossacks joined hitlers side
250,000
what was order 227
order that any Russian soldier who retreated would be shot
when was order 227 established
july 1942
how many people were executed as a result of order 227
150,000
what were penal battalions
battalions made up of ‘cowards’ and those who broke rules used to clear minefields etc
what were the casualty rates in penal battalions
50%
what were blocking units
units at the rear of action top prevent retreat or desertion
what did Stalin do to the Volga autonomous German republic in august 1941
dissolved it and banished its members to the East
what did Stalin do to ‘suspect’ minority groups
deported them
what are examples of ‘suspect’ minority groups
Karachai, Ingushi, Crimean Tartars
how many people were deported during the war
1.5 million
how many of those deported survived on the journeys to Uzbekistan, Siberia etc
two thirds
what did Stalin emphasise the troops should have
political education
what did the political education of troops result in
2.5 million troops joining the party
what percentage of those in the armed forces were communist by 1945
25%
what percentage of those in the army were part of the komosol
20%
how much of the party did members of the army make up by 1945
half
what did Stalin declare the war showed
the superiority of the socialist system
what percentage of the amount of coal did the German occupied soviet territory produce
63%
what percentage of the amount of iron did the German occupied soviet territory produce
68%
what percentage of the amount of steeldid the German occupied soviet territory produce
58%
what percentage of the amount of railways did the German occupied soviet territory posses
41%
what percentage of the amount of arable land did the German occupied soviet territory posses
41%