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Operation Barbarossa

Operation Barbarossa. Sarah Bollen and Nicholas Tsavliris. Planning and Motives. Planning began on the 18 th December 1940 Oil, as said by Albert Speer (head of German armaments from 1939) Labor shortages reduced from demobilization after victory Agriculture Slave labor Isolate the UK

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Operation Barbarossa

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  1. Operation Barbarossa Sarah Bollen and Nicholas Tsavliris

  2. Planning and Motives • Planning began on the 18th December 1940 • Oil, as said by Albert Speer (head of German armaments from 1939) • Labor shortages reduced from demobilization after victory • Agriculture • Slave labor • Isolate the UK • Hitler hated communists

  3. What happened • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F00TssZASkY • Unexpected by Stalin • Weakened army infrastructure due to Stalin caused havoc for Russians during Op. Barbarossa • The Great Purge 1936-8

  4. Wehrmacht vs. Red Army

  5. Successes • Phase 1: The frontier battles ( 22 June 1941- 3 July 1941) • Phase 2: Battle of Smolensk ( 3 July 1941- 5 August 1941) • Phase 3: Only second half encirclement of Kiev successful ( 8 August 1941- 19 September 1941)

  6. Failure • Weather • Phase 4: Operation Typhoon 2nd October 19410 – 7th January 1942 • Under-estimated the Red Army • Size • Capability • Operation delayed meant that Germany had to fight closer to the winter • Blitzkrieg optimized for smaller countries • Hitler needed to spare troops for North Africa

  7. Consequences • Made victory for Germany in WWII nearly impossible • Loss of moral • Loss of military • Equipment • Supplies • Vehicles

  8. Bibliography • December, Early. "Battle of Moscow." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 09 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Moscow#Wehrmacht_at_the_gates_.281_November_.E2.80.93_5_December.29>. • "North African Campaign." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 09 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_African_Campaign#Operation_Torch>. • "Operation Barbarossa." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 09 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa>. • "Why Did Operation Barbarossa Fail? | Socyberty." Socyberty | Society on the Web. Web. 09 Feb. 2011. <http://socyberty.com/history/why-did-operation-barbarossa-fail/>.

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