1. WWII: The European Theater The Eastern Front EQ2 How did WWII play out on the Eastern Front

2. INVASION OF RUSSIA

3. Invasion of Russia

4. Operation Barbarossa – June 22, 1941

5. Comparing Fronts Western Invasion of Italy Allies: 160 000 men 600 tanks Axis: 315 000 men 300 tanks El Alamein Allies: 195 000 men 1 029 tanks Axis: 104 000 men 489 tanks Eastern Barbarossa Soviets: 12 million men 24 000 tanks Germans: 3 million men 3 300 tanks Moscow Soviets: 800 000 men 770 tanks Germans: 1 million 1 700 tanks

6. Siege of Leningrad Sept 1941 – Jan 1944

9. BATTLE OF STALINGRAD June 1942-January 1943

10. Battle of Stalingrad

12. Comparing the Eastern and Western Fronts to 1943. On the back of your Eastern Front Lecture Notes in pairs or small groups compare the Eastern and Western Fronts in Europe up to 1943. Look at size, death toll, destruction, and anything else you can gleam from your notes. Why are they similar or different?

13. Why would Stalin be unhappy?

14. Cool Down The Siege of Leningrad resulted in a.a Germany victory. b.the starvation of one million German troops. c.a British victory. d.the starvation of one million Russian civilians. Hitler’s declaration that “Surrender is forbidden” to his commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad led to a.a two-year stalemate. b.a decisive German victory over the Soviets. c.the starvation of over a million civilians. d.the capture of 90,000 Axis survivors and a crushing defeat for Hitler.