The Nazi Invasion Of Soviet Union,1941

Oh my god,there is about less than of 2 weeks before I get my SPM result..hopefully,I get a nice and good result,so that I can further my studies in history..But,today,I wanted to post the Operation Barbarossa,the codename of the Nazi invasion of Soviet Union,its much longer than other post since I just can't simplify the fact but after a night study it back,finally I managed to make it short.So,let it begin..

1.The Germans alotted almost 150 divisions contained a total of about 3000000 men.Among these were 19 Panzer divisions,and it was ranged about 3000 tanks,7000 artillery pieces and some 2500 all types of warplanes..

2.It was the largest invasion forces in history of mankind.The invading forces which is means the Germans can be increased by more than 30 fresh divisions of Finnish and Romanian..

3.For the Soviet,they have 360 divisions,three times number of both tanks and warplanes as the Germans had,but their warplanes were more obsolete..

4.The OKH predicted that the Soviet regime will collapse within 6 months after the invasion..

5.On June 22nd 1941,the Germans offensive launched by three army groups..

a)Northern Forces:Gen Wilhelm Von Leeb,attacking from East Prussia into the Baltic States.

b)Central Forces:Gen Fedor Von Bock plus with Guderian's armoured division and another one from Gen Von Hoth thrusting through Smolensk and Moscow..

c)Southern Forces:Gen Gerd Von Runstedt plus with armoured group from Kleist will advance from Poland into Ukraine against Kiev,coasts of the Black Sea and the Sea Of Azov..

6.Germans army encircled Red Army position and made a large pocket.But,the isolated Red Army fought with a stubborness that the French not shown during the Battle Of France on 1940..

7.The Germans also being hampered by the scorched earth policy adopted by the retreating Soviets..

8.Mid-July,the Wehrmacht had advanced 400 mies and were only 200 miles from Moscow.The OKH proposed Moscow as the main objective,but Hitler wanted the major effect to be directed against Leningrad,through the Ukraine and the Donets Basin into the Caucasus..

9.Winter was approaching,Hitler halted Leeb's northward drive on the Leningrad.He ordered Runstedt and Kleist to press on Dnepr towards Don and the Caucasus,Bock was to resume the advance to Moscow..

10.2nd December 1941,some Germans division penetrated into the suburbs of Moscow.Red Army fought back with more effectively,heavily reinforced by the harsh Russian winter which paralyzed the Germans armoured group and frost bite among the troops..

11.Germans casualties had mounted to levels that were unheard of in the campaign against France and Balkans,by November the Wehrmacht had suffered 730000 casualties..

12.In the south,Kleist's army had already reached Rostov-On-Don(gateway to Caucasus) on 26th November 1941.The Soviet Red Army counter-offensive managed to recaptured Rostov on 28th November 1941..

13.On 6th December 1941,Soviet commander,Marshal Geory Zhukov launched first great counter-offensive which strokes against Bock's right at Elets,Tua,Klin and Kalinin.They were followed by another counter-offensive at Velikie Luki sector and triple convergence towards Smolensk..

14.The German general were filled in ghastly thought of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow..

15.Late in September 1941,Great Britain and United States Of America reinforced Soviet Union with a monthly quantity of supplies included the warplanes,tanks and raw materials.

16.The critical situation on the Eastern front did not deter Hitler from declared war against the Americans on December 1941.

17.March 1942,the Germans still maintaining their hold on the main bastion of front such as the town of Schulusselburg,Novgorod,Ryzhev,Vyazma,Bryansk,Orel,Kursk,Kharkov and Taganrog.