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Hitler Turns on Russia

Hitler Turns on Russia. Why did Hitler Turn on Russia?. Russia would serve the German “master race” as a supplier of food and minerals and slave labor. Called Operation Barbarossa German forces were racing towards Stalingrad. Advantages for Russia. Germans spread their formations thin

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Hitler Turns on Russia

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  1. Hitler Turns on Russia

  2. Why did Hitler Turn on Russia? • Russia would serve the German “master race” as a supplier of food and minerals and slave labor. • Called Operation Barbarossa • German forces were racing towards Stalingrad

  3. Advantages for Russia • Germans spread their formations thin • Hitler says no retreats • Russia gets help from the Allies • Scorched Earth policy

  4. War in Russia • In three weeks, Germany was within 70 miles of Moscow • Winter sets in and Germans fight very difficult conditions • Russians are able to push the Germans back

  5. The Siege At Leningrad • Leningrad was cut off from the rest of Russia and suffered in a siege.

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