November 11, 2018
Germany
Hitler
military
Nazi
Operation Barbarossa
Soviet Union
war
Mark Dominguez
A very interesting a and informative article, I had heard about Operation Barbarossa but I was not very familiar with the details. It is interesting to see how close the Germans actually were to winning the war, it seems that this operation was a real turning point in it. It is astounding how much of an impact the weather had on the outcome of the invasion.
22/09/2019
7:18 pm
Aaron Sandoval
This article presents the timeline of events very well and does a good job of explaining why Operation Barbarossa was a major factor in the fall of the Nazi regime. It was good to add clarity to your reasoning in the closing paragraph and go into detail on why the actions taken by Germany were unrealistic and despite being an amazing fighting force capable of covering ground at extraordinary speeds through their blitzkrieg tactics were mistaken in attempting to invade Russia.
29/01/2020
7:18 pm
Raul Colunga
Great article that provides insight into an important event in history. I have seen movies like Enemies at the Gate, but I did not know the details like troop numbers or how the USSR tried to delay the Nazis. Something I found interesting was that there were Italians and Romanians helping out the Nazis with the invasion. It is crazy to imagine a force of over three million troops who suffered from winter conditions and died trying to win a losing battle.
02/02/2020
7:18 pm
Seth Roen
I due agree with you, and the start of the end of the Third Reich would be the ill-prepared Operation Barbarossa. However, like would the Russian did to Napolean, they would have kept retreating and burned everything thing down. It’s a mystery exceptionally this Hilter believe in history repeating itself, hence why he named the operation Barbarossa, a Holy Roman Emporer, and not learning from Nepolean’s greatest mistake.
02/02/2020
7:18 pm
Micheal Baladez
I was attracted to this article due to the fact that I wanted to learn more about the catastrophic failure of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. I wanted to learn more about the failure primarily so I can relate more to the memes that acknowledge the fact that Hitler tried to invade one of the world’s coldest countries during the coldest time of the year, wintertime. I also found the mention of the counter-attack by the Russians to be highly descriptive and informative. Overall a well put together article.
02/02/2020
7:18 pm
Samuel Vega
I believe Adam has a strong point about Hitler and how the invasion of the Soviet Union ultimately failed. Germany became over confident in their ability to defeat the Soviets based on their quick successes in parts of Europe. Hitler and his regime thought the battles would be quick and did not anticipate the cold weather, the lack of supplies and the Serbians ability to fight in the frigid temperatures were all factors that led to Germany being pushed back. We also saw the over confidence in Japan in the Pacific at the Battle of Midway. Tactical errors were made by Japan in fighting the United States at Mid-Way. Going to into Midway Japan thought the war would be coming to an end.
14/03/2020
7:18 pm
Antonio Holverstott
The weather played a key part in preventing Nazi Germany from successfully overthrowing the Soviet Union during World War II. Numerous storms during the warmer months made travelling difficult for their motor vehicles and soldiers to traverse the Russian landscape, and the Russian winter with its intense snowstorms and low temperatures made living, travel, and war difficult for Nazi soldiers. If the weather was not as severe as it was during this operation, the Nazi might have successfully taken the USSR and solidify a long slot in history. This security would have given them the ability to continue their horrendous acts in the form of the Holocaust for a longer time.
31/03/2020
7:18 pm
Andrea Degollado
This article was very interesting to read and had me hooked from the start. I had never really hear of Operation Barbarossa but this article did a great job in informing me and catching me up. I think its crazy to think how close the Germans actually were in winning the war. This article was very well written and developed and did a great job in keeping the reader hooked. Good job!
31/03/2020
7:18 pm
Aiden Dingle
Operation Barbarossa was really the downfall to Hitler’s war and I think is was really lead to Germany losing WW2. Hitler starting a war on 2 fronts was a mistake itself but I could see how he thought he would invade Russia quickly due to how fast he took France. But, just crossing into Russia and starting that fight was a logistical nightmare for the Germans, mostly because they couldn’t resupply their troops efficiently and with their army already spread so thin, starting another full scale invasion of Russia just wasn’t really logical for Germany at the time.
05/04/2020
7:18 pm
Daniel Matheu Baldor
This is the part of the WWII that I like more. I have watched a lot of films and read a lot of books about how Hitler made these mistakes that costed him the WWII. The Battle of Stalingrad was the Hitler’s key to win the war and, just as it happened with Napoleon one hundred years ago, the winter ruined it. After it, it began the downfall of the Nazis, and, with it, the beginning of the end of the WWII.
27/09/2021
7:18 pm
Tyler Caron
I’m glad there is an article that talks about something that Hitler failed at because it seems like most stories are about what he accomplished as a world leader. It talks about everything he did wrong which I feel is doing the world good because he was a terrible human that no one should have let in charge of the country. Its a good note that all his soldiers were tired after fighting in the freezing cold for so long.
15/09/2019
7:18 pm