The End of Barbarossa
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The End of BarbarossaThe Battle of Moscow
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+Six weeks had come and gone
Despite initial success, the German army did not defeat the Soviets in six weeks
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In 2 months
1,000,000 prisoners, 700,000 Russians dead, 500 miles into Russia.
Hitler orders part of Army Group Center (converging on Moscow) north to Leningrad and south to the Ukraine.
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Ukrainians initially see Germans as liberators. SS + SD change their minds quickly.
+The last Dash for the Germans
Began on November 15, 1941
German Panzers used the frozen ground to their advantage
Established positions only 35 away from the Kremlin in Moscow
The army soon began to slow down though
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Siege of Leningrad
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September 8, 1942German army within 25 miles of Leningrad
Surrounded and bombed. No food, starvation: 11,000 Nov; 53,000 Dec; 500,000 all winter.
+Stories from the Siege
Astoria Hotel
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Major Lozak
+Story of the people
+Winter is cold in Russia…
German army not supplied with winter clothing
Wearing the summer uniform or denim overalls
Had to remove clothing and boots from civilians
Tammen, Sean. Weather on the Eastern Front During the Second World War. Research Essay, 2011
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Supply ProblemsHitler thought it better to send ammunition
On one occasion, clothing was found sitting in a train station in Warsaw
+Frostbite
Temperature was -63 F
On Christmas, 100,000 cases of frostbite
Amputations were common
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Froze their asses off
+Tank troubles
Roads had turned to canals of bottomless mud
Ice made steering difficult
No anti-freeze
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+More tank problemsEngines would not work in the cold
Cold air flowed through the tank, cold for men
Tanks had to use more fuel, strained the supply lines
+Infantry Problems
Arms frozen
Guns frozen
Everything frozen