1. Hitler Moves East

2. Before Story…
Hitler signed a Nonaggression Pact with Stalin, but he had always been to crush communism in Europe and defeat Stalin.

3. Hitler Invades the Soviet Union
June 22, 1941
Ukraine, cities of Leningrad, Moscow
Scorched-earth policy
Rely on own supply lines for food
Campaign took longer time
Cold weather came early
More than 500,000 soldiers died

4. The siege of Leningrad September 8, 1941 German attack on Leningrad
900 days siege
Surrounded by fortifications
January 1944
The siege of Leningrad over

5. The War in Africa Fall of 1940 Sent Marshal Erwin Rommel into Egypt
Summer of 1942
Germany and Italy combined forces

6. Qustions Why did German soldiers lack of food, cloth, and weapons?
Who is Marshal Erwin Rommel?
What is the main effect of the scorched-earth policy?
What is scorched-earth policy?
When did Great Britain and the United Stated gain control of all of North Africa?