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German Invasion of the Soviet Union

German Invasion of the Soviet Union. Writing Newspaper Article. Write a newspaper article that focuses on the two attempts Axis forces made to invade the Soviet Union. Use p.442 for information about the first attempt & p.448-450 for the second attempt FOCUS ON

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German Invasion of the Soviet Union

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  1. German Invasionof theSoviet Union

  2. Writing Newspaper Article Write a newspaper article that focuses on the two attempts Axis forces made to invade the Soviet Union. Use p.442 for information about the first attempt & p.448-450 for the second attempt FOCUS ON Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, & the Significance of the attempts. Include particulars, such as numbers of dead, who was leading certain forces, etc. Don’t forget the headline!

  3. First Attempt: 1941 • June 1941 • Hitler broke non-aggression pact with Stalin • 3 million German soldiers into Soviet Union • Germans used blitzkrieg tactic (again) • effective at first

  4. First Attempt: 1941 • Red Army was no match for overwhelming German forces • Soviet Union did NOT collapse • Germans failed to reach goals (Moscow, Leningrad) • Germans unprepared for Soviet winter • Siege of Leningrad

  5. Second Attempt: 1942-43 • Spring 1942 • Hitler ordered new attack • soldiers from Germany, Italy, Romania, & Hungary • Summer 1942 • large Axis force ready to take Stalingrad on Volga River

  6. Second Attempt: 1942-43 • Stalingrad • grain, oil, etc. shipped from ports on the Volga • Battle of Stalingrad • city bombed heavily (air, artillery attacks) • civilians in Stalingrad were NOT evacuated

  7. Second Attempt: 1942-43 • Fall 1942 • Soviets regroup for a counterattack • November 1942  Soviets broke through Axis defenses • Hitler did not allow Axis troops to retreat • promised air support • effort fell short of needed aid

  8. Second Attempt: 1942-43 • January 1943 • Germans had no: ammunition, food, & medicine • Hitler did not allow Axis troops to retreat • 90,000 “half-dead” Axis soldiers were captured

  9. Second Attempt: 1942-43 • Hitler was defeated • Axis forces retreated • Axis forces were losing in North Africa & Italy

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