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World War II: The

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● Stalin and Hitler sign the non-aggression pact in August of 1939 shortly before the start of the Second World War ○ Happened after broke ties with France and England ● Hitler broke the pact in June of 1941 ○ Attacked Leningrad in September of that year ● Battle on the occured from 1941 until the end of the war ● Over the course of the war, 26.6 million Soviet soldiers died ○ Largest casualty count, ahead of the German death count at 8 million Leningrad

● The of Leningrad ● Strategies ○ began in the September of 1941, ending ○ surrounded Leningrad, cutting off January of 1944. supplies in an attempt to bleed them out. ● Followed “”. ● Aim ● 3,436,066 Russian Soldier and Civilians lives ○ Germany’s aim was to enslave and lost exterminate. ○ They sought to conquer, not liberate. ● 579,985 Germany lives lost. ● Weaponry ○ Germany: 3 million+ soldiers, 150 divisions, 3 thousand ○ Russia: 1.25 million soldiers, 1,600 tanks. ● Civilian Involvement: ○ able-bodied men, women and children in Leningrad who were not evacuated were enlisted to build anti around the city's edge. Fortifications made by civilians.

● ● Weaponry ○ German strategy to take the Soviet ○ Germany: 1 million men, 1,700 tanks, 19,500 capital guns and 950 combat aircraft ○ October 2, 1941 - January 7, 1942 ○ Russia: 500,000 men, 900 tanks, 300 planes ○ “Operation Typhoon” ● Strategies ● Hitler believed if he could capture Moscow, all ○ Came in two waves: initial troops and German of Russia would fall backup on November 13 ● 10,000 civilians were ready to support the ○ Germany made ground in the first few months pushing towards the heart of the city troops and act as resistance groups ● Russian Comeback ● Germany forced to fall back ○ In December and January, below-freezing ○ Loss of momentum temperatures persisted, German army was not ○ 600,000 Russian civilian and military prepared casualties ○ The counter offensive pushed ○ 250,000 German military casualties German troops back 60 to 150 miles

● The battle began July 17, 1942 and ended Feb. 2, 1943 ● Strategies ● 1,129,619 Russian casualties ○ Soviets surrounded the ● 627,899 (German: 200,899. Romanian: (). ● Aim 109,000. Hungarian: 105,000, and Italian: ○ Germany wanted to deal a major 114,000) casualties. psychological blow to and Russia by attacking the City named after their Communist leader, Stalin. ○ Hitler would name it a huge personal victory to seize the city of Stalin’s namesake. ● Weaponry ○ Germany & CO.: 270,000 personnel, 3,000 Artillery pieces, 500 tanks, and 600 aircrafts (later increased to 1,600) ○ Russia: 187,000 personnel, 2,200 artillery pieces, and 400 aircrafts. Timeline of Events

Non-Aggression Pact The

Germany and The Soviet Union The German military surrounded German troops attack the city of sign an agreement that they all of Leningrad starting a siege Stalingrad, became the bloodiest would not attack one another if that would last two and a half battle in modern history with attacked by a third party years over 2 million civilian deaths

June 1941 October, 1941

August 1939

Operation Barbarossa Operation Typhoon Siege of Leningrad Ends

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