Germany invades russia

Question 1

what date did Germany invade Russia and what was the operation called

Answer 1

June 22 1941, They invade the USSR and the operation is called Barbarossa

Question 2

why was the Blitzkrieg not as effective on russia

Answer 2

Russia is the largest country in the world and although the German attack took Russia by surprise, Russian territory was too vast for the Blitzkrieg to work. Blitzkrieg worked well in smaller countries like Poland.

Question 3

Stalin estimated hitler would not be able to attack until ___

hint one year after the actual attack

Answer 3

1942

Question 4

The soviets were on the verge of ____ until the weather broke and it turned into ____ and ____ which gave the Russians time to hurry reinforcements

Answer 4

collapse

mud and rain

Question 5

Why did Hitlers attack fail

Answer 5

Despite freezing temps and supply shortages, Germany pushed on with the attack

German soliders were in summer outfits

Question 6

Who did stalin send to defend Moscow
what did he do
and what was his pland

Answer 6

his best commander Georgi Zhukov

• he pulled reinforcements as far away as Siberia to defend Moscow
• his plan was to allow Germans to exhaust themselves and then attack

Question 7

how far did the germans get in russia

Answer 7

By Dec 4th Germans made their way to Moscow’s outskirts but could not continue

it was -31 degrees and many got frostbite (300 in one regiement)

Question 8

What date did The soviets Counter attack in moscow

Answer 8

Dec 6

Question 9

Which commander ordered to retreat and what happened to him
who was he replaced by and what did he do
and what did hitler lose confidence in after

and what did hitler to after

Answer 9

Rundstedt and Hitler fired him and was replaced by Field marshal walther von reichenau and confirmed the withdraw order, therefore Hitler lost confidence in his generals because they wanted to retreat instead of pursue on

later on he named himself chief of army which greatly decreased Germany’s military IQ cuz he don’t know shit

Question 10

capital of Russia?

Answer 10

Moscow

Question 11

What were hitlers plans during spring 1942
to destroy what before what could come into play

to capture what?

Answer 11

To destroy soviet military before American Industrial power could come into play even though his commanders said to remain on the defensive.

-Developed a plan to capture soviet oil.

Question 12

What happens during june 28th
what did the Germans launch
What did they advance towards
what did hitlers erratic attentino swing to

Answer 12

Germans launched their summer offensive

• Germans made god progress advancing east towards Stalingrad and the Volga river and another moving south into the Caucasus

during August Hitler’s erratic attention swung from the Caucasus to Stalingrad

Question 13

why did the germans target stalingrad

Answer 13

The Germans targeted Stalingrad because of its industrial capacities and because of its proximity to the Volga River, which would allow German forces to cut off sources of trade and military deployment.

• Many industrial Capacities
• proximity to the Volga river which allows german forces to cut off sources of trade and military deployment

Question 14

What year did German General Paulus advance to stalingrad with 250k men

and describe it adn why was it the turning point?

Answer 14

summer of 1942

progress was slow
fueld was rationed
at the end of july 1942(same year) the lack of fuel halted (stopped) the Germans

extra: during august supplies arrived for them to continue and then on august 18th 35 miles from Stalingrad they ran out of fuel again.

Question 15

During Aug 24 1942 what happend
what did the germans started doing
what did they start targeting in 1942 aug 24
How was the Germany army in 1942 Aug 24

Answer 15

Germans attack suburbs and began fighting citys

Shifting forces from Caucasus to Stalingrad

German army was slowly deteriorating but Hitler would not back off

Question 16

on Nov 19th what did the soviets do

What tactic did the soviets use against germany

What was hilters mistake

and what happend during the _____

Answer 16

soviets launched a massive counterattack north of Stalingrad and was successful ( the point of attacking stalingrad was to get resources and oil and fuel to regroup)

during the counterattack soviets encircled Stalingrad

but Hitlers dumb brain told them to stand their ground but no one wanted to confront him at this point.

Question 17

how many prisoners survived out of the 90k soliders and how many were trapped in stalingrad

Answer 17

the Germans surrendered and only 5000 of the prisoners survived out of the 90k soldiers and 250k were trapped in Stalingrad

Question 18

German forces were divided into 3 main groups during attack

Answer 18

North Leningrad

Center MOSCOW

South KIEV AND UKRAINE

Question 19

Mind exercise

1 )The main reason why the German invasion of Russia failed was….

2) I think this because….
3) Another reason why _______ was the main reason why the German invasion of Russia failed is…..
4) This is because…. This shows that…..
5) In conclusion _____ is the main reason why the German invasion of Russia failed because……

Answer 19

1) poor strategic planning, they assumed the war would be a short one and planed incorrectly and pursing in the winter instead of holding back and Hitler announcing himself as army chief
3) another reason why was because They underestimated the amount of troops the Russian had, they assumed it to be about 3 million but when they had captured 3 million russian men, they were still fighting

Question 20

did hitler hate communist and was russia one?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

Main reason why Hitler invaded Russia

Answer 21

Lebensraum

Question 22

Hitler based his plan on the assumption he could destroy the Soviet Union within ____

Answer 22

one year

Question 23

The first few months of the war was disastrous for the ___________. The German northern forces surrounded _______ while the center group made steady progress towards _____. German forces had also made deep inroads into the _____ . _____ was under siege.

read outloud and understand

Answer 23

Soviet Union. Leningrad Moscow. Ukraine. Kiev

Question 24

When Hitler authorized the advance on Moscow at the start of the winter, what were the conditions for the soldiers?

Answer 24

Already however the Germans were suffering from serious supply shortages
By September the supply system was only meeting current tactical consumption needs
No supply stores for the winter season were being built

Question 25

operation Barbarossa: battle of Moscow
what was the initial attack like?
what was the state of the soviet army
what was the lucky occurrence?
What happened because of this lucky occurrence
Despite ____ and _____ The german high pressed on with the attack

What uniforms were the Germans soldiers in

How did stalin respond to this attack?

what did the soviets take advantage of?

and what did he do to help defend moscow

what was his overall plan?

Answer 25

-The Germans caught the Russians unprepared and made great advances
-The Soviet Army seemed on the verge of collapse
At this point the weather broke and autumn rains turned the roads to mud
-The German advance stalled, allowing the Russians to hurry reinforcements from the interior

dropping temps and food shortages

they were wearing summer uniforms in the terrible cold conditions.

• Stalin responded to the crisis by rushing his best commander, Georgi Zhukov, to defend Moscow
• Zhukov waged a delaying defense in front of Moscow; the first time the Soviets took advantage of their ability to trade space for time
• In the meantime he pulled reinforcements from as far away as Siberia to defend Moscow
• Zhukov’s plan was to allow the Germans to exhaust themselves and then go on the offensive

Question 26

stats

Answer 26

estimated 4 million Axis and 9 million Russians were killed in battle.
Approx 27 million Soviet civilians/military killed in WW2.

Question 27

it got cold when germans reached

Answer 27

moscow

Question 28

What was one of the strategy’s the Germans used to take success during the beginning of the Attack

Answer 28

encircling the enemies

Question 29

operation Barbarossa *

Answer 29

Hitler based his plan on the assumption he could destroy the Soviet Union within one year
Critical to his success would be to catch and destroy the Soviet Army at the border areas
If that did not occur, the Russians could use their vast territory to trade space for time and cause the Germans huge logistical problems

Question 30

The Russian front *

Answer 30

The first few months of the war was disastrous for the Soviet Union. The German northern forces surrounded Leningrad while the center group made steady progress towards Moscow. German forces had also made deep inroads into the Ukraine. Kiev was under siege.
By October, 1941, German troops were only fifteen miles outside Moscow.