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Operation Barbarossa
Was the German invasion of the Soviet Union
The attack broke a treaty between the two countries
Seen as one of the most brutal campaigns in the war
Blitzkreig was countered by falling back to cities and employing scorched earth
Was the main focus of the German military
The attack broke a treaty between the two countries
Seen as one of the most brutal campaigns in the war
Blitzkreig was countered by falling back to cities and employing scorched earth
Was the main focus of the German military
After conquering the countries around it Germany had set its sights on the largest threat to its ideology. Due to a treaty signed some years before the two countries had agreed to not invaide each other, Germany would break this treaty and would enter a conflict that would become the main drain of German resources. Due to the scorched earth policy Germany could not gain much if any rescources from conquered areas. This led to mass starvation and the eventual withdrawl of German forces