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Hitler Moves East. Before Story…. Hitler signed a Nonaggression Pact with Stalin, but he had always been to crush communism in Europe and defeat Stalin. . Hitler Invades the Soviet Union. June 22, 1941 Ukraine, cities of Leningrad, Moscow Scorched-earth policy
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Before Story… • Hitler signed a Nonaggression Pact with Stalin, but he had always been to crush communism in Europe and defeat Stalin.
Hitler Invades the Soviet Union • June 22, 1941 • Ukraine, cities of Leningrad, Moscow • Scorched-earth policy • Rely on own supply lines for food • Campaign took longer time • Cold weather came early • More than 500,000 soldiers died
The siege of Leningrad • September 8, 1941 • German attack on Leningrad • 900 days siege • Surrounded by fortifications • January 1944 • The siege of Leningrad over
The War in Africa • Fall of 1940 • Sent Marshal Erwin Rommel into Egypt • Summer of 1942 • Germany and Italy combined forces
Qustions • Why did German soldiers lack of food, cloth, and weapons? • Who is Marshal Erwin Rommel? • What is the main effect of the scorched-earth policy? • What is scorched-earth policy? • When did Great Britain and the United Stated gain control of all of North Africa?