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The Eastern Front of WW II
Chris Vinton Taylor Schick Joe Raranje
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Germany Invades Russia
Germany invaded Russia June 1941 after the failed Battle of Britian Nearly 3.6 million troops crossed the border 3 million russians opposed the offensive but were crushed because of lack of training, weapons and leadership.
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Siege of Leningrad Siege lasted September 8, 1941 to January 27th 1944 a total of 29 months. Was supplied with trucks over a frozen lake. 800,000 out of 3,000,000 civilians died in the siege
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Siege of Stalingrad Turning Point on the Eastern Front
The whole German 6th Army was either dead or captured Gave a great moral boost across the Soviet Union Russians surrounded the city and starved the Germans out
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Battle of Seelow Hieghts
Final Battle before Berlin Fought over a open plain Lufftewaffe was nearly completely obliterated and Red Army Air Core dominated the field Germans gave fierce resistance
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Battle of Berlin 600,000 Russians died in the battle
Very close combat battle was grueling difficult to use tanks ambushes were very widely used in the ruddled down city
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Life in Hitler’s Bunker
Hitler was slowely losing his already insane mind Couldnt walk more than 25 yards and had to sit down to rest -committed suicide with his mistress inside the bunker with cynite and a pistol shot to the head
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Russia and America Russia would not have been able to be as fast if the Americans had not supplied trucks Many Russians would have starved if America had not have sent Wheat America also often supplied tanks, planes, etc.
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