World War 22, 1941: Germany Betrays The Soviet Union
June 22, 1941
Germany Betrays The Soviet Union!
Ignoring the Nazi-Soviet
Non-Aggression pact,
Germany attacked the
Soviet Union.
The battle was a very difficult and tragic one.
• "Operation Barbarossa," the largest and most powerful invasion force, struck the U.S.S.R. completely by surprise.
• Employing the same tactics that defeated the French, the Germans attacked east Prussia in the north, Ukraine in the south, and Moscow in the center.
• The Germans could overpower the expected 150 divisions the U.S.S.R. had, but was ill-prepared when an additional 200 divisions joined the war.
• Hitler declared no prisoners would be taken, and of the 5.7 million prisoners that
Germany Betrays The Soviet Union!
Ignoring the Nazi-Soviet
Non-Aggression pact,
Germany attacked the
Soviet Union.
The battle was a very difficult and tragic one.
• "Operation Barbarossa," the largest and most powerful invasion force, struck the U.S.S.R. completely by surprise.
• Employing the same tactics that defeated the French, the Germans attacked east Prussia in the north, Ukraine in the south, and Moscow in the center.
• The Germans could overpower the expected 150 divisions the U.S.S.R. had, but was ill-prepared when an additional 200 divisions joined the war.
• Hitler declared no prisoners would be taken, and of the 5.7 million prisoners that