Transcript Operation Barbarossa

Operation Barbarossa
• Code name for Nazi
Germany’s invasion
of the _____________
(Russia) in June,1941
• Largest invasion in
history of warfare –
over 4 million
Part of Hitler’s Master Plan
• In _________________ – he said Germany's destiny
was to turn to the East and to "end the Jewish
domination in Russia” … “end Russia as a State”
Breaking Non-Aggression Pact
• Secret agreement between Germany & Soviet
Union to divide border state(s): __________________
• Hitler even went as far as to invite Soviets to join
with Germany, Italy, & Japan in _________________
• Despite this mini-alliance, each side remained
strongly suspicious of the other
June through Dec 1941
• Germans won many victories & occupied some
very important economic areas: ________________
• Despite these successes, the German offensive
stalled on the outskirts of ______________ in Dec
Moscow & Stalingrad
• ____________________ counter offensives repelled
Germans – keeping them from taking key cities
• Forced an unprepared Germany into stalemate &
retreat … then, becoming war of _______________
Eastern Front
• Failure to defeat Russia was a turning point in the
_________________ fortunes
• Some of largest battles, casualties & most horrific
conditions in entire history of warfare
Wartime Atrocities
• 95% of all German Army casualties from 1941-44,
& 65% of Allied military casualties from entire war
• Germany captured over 3 million Soviet POWs –
most were deliberately starved as part of "Hunger
Plan” – to reduce Eastern European population
North African Campaign
• Fought between A____ (Italy/Germany) & A______
(Britain) over territory in N Africa + _______________
• ________ of Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
German Africa Corp
• When Italy’s 10th Army was destroyed by Britain,
____________ dispatched General Erwin Rommel –
the “_________ _____”
Battles of El-Alamein
• Series of _______ battles between British v German
and Italian forces in deserts of Libya & Egypt
• US enters battle in 1942 following ________________
Operation __________
• 1942 operation where British & ____________ forces
combined against Rommel’s German Tank Army
• US & German ______ forces fought at Casablanca
- ending in a decisive American victory
Launch Point for Italian Campaign
• Allied victory produced opportunity to launch
Operation A____________ – attack Axis Power Italy
• Culminates in downfall of ___________ Fascist Gov