1. General Winter Vs. Nazis
Hitler’s greatest mistake and an examination on why you don’t invade Russia in the winter.
(Spoiler: Because Russia is bloody cold)

2. Operation Barbarossa
Unable to defeat Britain, Hitler turns his attention to the Soviet Union.
June 1941
The largest land invasion in history
Over 3 million Germans poured into the Soviet Union.

3. Why? Low labor supply Desperately low on fuel, oil, and food.
Most German men are in the military
Wanted to use slaves from Eastern Europe
Desperately low on fuel, oil, and food.
Soviet Union has vast stocks of resources.

4. Nazi’s Smash Commies Initially devastate the Soviet Army
Stalin is caught completely off guard
June-December- Soviet Union lost 7 million soldiers in 6 months.

5. The Barbarossa Decree
Allowed entire villages to be massacred after attacks on German soldiers
German soldiers couldn’t be convicted against crimes on civilians
Gave the German army a “license to kill”

6. Einsatzgruppen

13. Soldier of the Day Lyudmila Pavlichenko
1 of 2000 female snipers in the Red Army.
Only 500 survived.
Most successful female sniper in history.
309 confirmed kills.

14. Nazi Assault Stalls Order 227 Leningrad Moscow 900 day long siege.
Nazi’s stopped just outside the city.

15. Battle of Stalingrad August 1942
Major industrial center
The decisive battle on the Eastern Front
Crushing defeat for Germany.
Over 800K German troops were killed or captured.

16. Reasons Nazi’s Failed Einsatzgruppen Lack of supplies General Winter
“Armament of Breadth”