Question

Explain the impact of Hitler attack on Soviet Union in June 1941

Answer 1

Under the codename of "Barbarossa," Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941; it was the largest German military operation of World War II. The failure of the attack was a significant turning point in overall defeat of the Nazi’s Germany in World War 2. Operation Barbarossa was the largest military operation in history in both manpower and casualties. the Operation opened up the Eastern Front and The German forces captured over three million Soviet POWs in 1941 and Germany deliberately starved the prisoners to death as part of a the program to reduce the Eastern European population. The failure of the operation led to Hitler's demands for further operations inside the USSR, all of which eventually failed.