Operation Barbarossa (22 giug 1941 anni – 5 dic 1941 anni)
Descrizione:
-German attack on USSR, breaking non-aggression pact
-extreme underestimation of Soviet strength - end of Nazi military success (Hitler "prisoner of his own myth of infallibility")
-in line with Hitler's aims: Greater Germany, Lebensraum in the east, resources, & elimination of USSR
-led to formation of Grand Alliance (along with Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor)
Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
22 giug 1941 anni
5 dic 1941 anni
~ 5 months and 16 days