Operation Barbarossa
By Brady Bates
Preparation
On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler sent his armies into the soviet union to invade. Three army groups with three thousand tanks and over three million German soldiers broke across the frontier into Soviet territory. The invasion took place on a front from the North Cape to the Black Sea, which was a distance of two thousand miles. It was the second largest battle during the war, and it held many unfortunate consequences for the Russians.
Hitler's Strategy and Goals
Outcome and Impacts
The closest Germany ever got to completely invading Russia was arriving at Kremlin near the end of 1941. Stalin had prepared his troops to defend Moscow and after a very large battle with many casualties, they were able to drive the Germans back until they surrendered. This impacted the war greatly because this was the start of the downfall of Germany and the start of the end of World War II.