The Soviet Union, 1941
In the early morning hours of June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched a surprise invasion of the Soviet Union. For more than five months of Operation Barbarossa, German forces drove a battered Soviet Army to the gates of Moscow. Throughout this ordeal, the Soviet Union lost more than 4.5 million soldie...
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| Published in | Endurance and War p. 141 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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United States
Stanford University Press
09.04.2014
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| Edition | 1 |
| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | In the early morning hours of June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched a surprise invasion of the Soviet Union. For more than five months of Operation Barbarossa, German forces drove a battered Soviet Army to the gates of Moscow. Throughout this ordeal, the Soviet Union lost more than 4.5 million soldiers, casualties that would shatter the cohesion of most militaries. However, the authoritarian Red Army refused to break, demonstrating formidable staying power. With their backs to the capital, Soviet armed forces mounted a fierce counterattack. The month-long offensive pushed back the Wehrmacht, erasing many of its gains, and costing the |
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| ISBN: | 9780804789103 080478910X |