Operation of Barbarossa (jun 22, 1941 – dec 5, 1941)
Description:
Hitler launched his massive invasion on the soviet union. At this point the the Nazi army was the best there was, however, the Germans had severely underestimated their opponent and the Russian Winter. Needless to say, the Germans conducted a slow retreat as the operation had failed.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 22, 1941
dec 5, 1941
~ 5 months and 16 days