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The Eastern front 1941–1945

The Eastern front 1941–1945. By: Emily Donovan. Introduction. The Eastern front was a “war within a war” during World War II. Basically, Germany tried to take over Russia during a series of offensives. The Eastern Front. Also known as the Soviet-German war

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The Eastern front 1941–1945

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  1. The Eastern front1941–1945 By: Emily Donovan

  2. Introduction • The Eastern front was a “war within a war” during World War II. Basically, Germany tried to take over Russia during a series of offensives.

  3. The Eastern Front • Also known as the Soviet-German war • Russians called it the "Great Patriotic War" • June 22, 1941 - May 9, 1945 • Biggest front of World War 2, 1000 miles • German army suffered 80% of all casualties during • Torture and executions were used by both sides • Stalin orders “not a step back” which required a Russian rearguard to shoot any Soviet soldier that tried to leave battle • 27 million Soviet soldiers and civilians and 4 million German troops lost their lives

  4. Why? • Germany- wanted “living space” • Fought to gain new territory for Germans in Eastern Europe • Germans would live there, as the “Master Race“ • Previous inhabitants would be deported to Siberia or killed, a few would become slaves

  5. Major Battles • Operation Barbarossa • Battle For Moscow • Stalingrad • Battle of Kursk • Battle for Berlin

  6. Operation Barbarossa • Nazi Germany’s invasion of Russia on June 22nd 1941 • Barbarossa the largest military attack of World War Two • 117 German divisions, excluding Romanian and Hungarian units • Russia -132 army divisions, including 34 armoured divisions • Day 17 - 300,000 Russians had been captured

  7. Operation Barbarossa

  8. Battle For Moscow • Winter 1941-42 • Soviet- counter offensive • Started Dec 6, 1941 • German army stopped for the first time- Moscow

  9. Soviet counter-offensive: Winter 1941 Battle of Moscow, Second Battle of Kharkov, and Winter Campaign of 1941–1942

  10. Stalingrad • In mid-November of 1942 after a long period of successful takeovers, Hitler decided it was time to make a move to take over Russia • The German army started in the battle of Stalingrad with 200 000 soldiers and in February of 1943 with only 91 000 soldiers left German Forces surrendered • The bloodiest battle of World War 2, major defeat of German army

  11. Stalingrad: Winter 1942

  12. Battle of Kursk • July 5 - August 23, 1943 • German tanks prepare for a new attack on the Soviets-July 28, 1943 • Germany didn’t succeed. The Soviets had built defences • Red Army now has the upper hand for the rest of the war • Last German offensive battle in the East

  13. Battle of Kursk July 5 - August 23, 1943

  14. THE BATTLE OF BERLIN • April- May 8 1945 • Soviet forces launched final offensive move toward Berlin • April 25. –Germany surrounded Soviet forces link up with Americans attacking from the west • In Berlin itself, heavy fighting occurred • April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler commits suicide • Within days, Berlin falls to the Soviets • The German armed forces surrender in the west on May 7 and in the east on May 9, 1945 • May 8, 1945, was proclaimed Victory Day in Europe

  15. Soviet white camouflage uniform for Winter Anti-tank gun crew Soviet -RedArmy Fighting from the ruins of a factory, Stalingrad Shooting at German airplanes

  16. Motorized artillery crossing river using a pontoon bridge Anti Tank Gun German Army “Tank graveyard” around 2000 tanks were put to rest here Germans advance on Stalingrad, 1942

  17. sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Eastern_Front_of_World_War_II • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa • http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/09/world-war-ii-the-eastern-front/100150/ • http://www.history.co.uk/shows/soviet-storm-ww2-in-the-east/articles/history-of-the-eastern-front • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/648813/World-War-II/53583/The-Eastern-Front-October-1943-April-1944 • http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005186 • http://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignsRussianFront.htm • http://gizmodo.com/5841516/not-a-step-back-images-from-world-war-2s-lawless-eastern-front • http://englishrussia.com/2011/09/20/the-eastern-front-of-ww-ii/ • http://www.education.com/study-help/article/european-history-world-war-ii-eastern-western-front/ • https://www.google.ca/#q=eastern+front+ww2+summary&safe=active&start=20 • http://jmh.nbed.nb.ca/teacher/note/monday-december-2nd-2013 • http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_barbarossa.htm • http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/07/world-war-ii-operation-barbarossa/100112/

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