Coming of war
- Created by: 10cmurphy
- Created on: 17-04-17 15:27
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- The coming of war
- The Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1939
- Stalin tried to make pacts with different European nations
- Germany eager to sign a non-aggression deal
- Signed in Moscow
- Committed to peaceful relations
- Allowed Hitler and Stalin to expand their territories
- Bought time for Russia to prepare for war
- The Great Patriotic War
- June 1941-Operation Barbarossa
- Germany launched raid attack-targeted Moscow
- September 1941-Operation Typhoon
- German troops reached Moscow, troops laid siege to the cities
- August 1942-February 1943-Battle at Stalingrad
- Over 1.9 million killed and Russian troops succeeded in repelling attack
- September 1942-Operation Uranus
- Massive Russian counter-attack, forced Germans out of their territory
- January 1944-Ten Great Victories
- Russia captured significant territory in E Europe
- April 1945-Battle for Berlin
- Russian troops reach Berlin, Russia conquered Berlin ending war
- June 1941-Operation Barbarossa
- How far was Russia prepared for war?
- The Red Army
- 36-38, Army purged removing most of its senior officers
- Weakened the strength of the Red Army
- Russian economy
- Chaos of third 5YP made economic prep difficult
- Rearmament spending did rise significantly
- Spying
- Best spy network i the world
- Stalin ignored valuable information as he didnt trust the spies
- The Red Army
- The Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1939
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