What was the significanse of operation barbarossa?

Answer 1

The significanse of Operation Barbarossa was that it was an Operation launched by Nazi Germany in June 22nd 1941 and the aim was to tale all of the Soviet Union which was in Europe and a later aim was to make the Soviet union fall and submit to Germany. The Soviets knew Germany was going attack them so thats why Starlin signed the Nazi-Soviet pact.

The strengths of the Operation was

Germany:4.5 Million Infantry, 5,500 Tanks, 4,500 Aircraft and 46,000 Artillery Gun

USSR: 5 million Infanry, 15,000 Tanks, 12,000 Aircraft.

The Invasion of the Soviet Union was split into 3 groups Army Group North, Central and South. The Stages of the Invasion was;

Phase 1: FrontLine Battles -This was to destroy Sovier Defensive Lines in Poland and in western Soviet Union.

Phase 2: Battle of Smolensk, This suppose to be the time when Panzer Divisions would storm the Soviet Defences but was hault due to the Weather conditons e.g.

Mud.

Phase 3: Kiev and Leningrad: This was Germany's biggest go on taking the Soviet

Union but was hault at Leningrad and at Kiev Germany losted many.

Phase 4: Battle of Moscow, This was when Germany suppose to take the Soviet Union. This happened During Soviet counter offence: Operation Typhoon. After this it ended the German advance to Moscow but instead to Stalingrad which was the Final advance on the Eastern Front by Nazi German Forces

The key priorities of the Germanys was to Conqeur;

Leningrad, Moscow, Baltics, Smolensk, Kiev, Volga and Caucasus. These were Major areas for Germany to take because these contained Oil, Food reserves, Major Key Soviet Transport Links and Armed Factories.

Answer 2

That was the codename: Operation Barbarossa. It was itself the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.

Answer 3

Operation Barbarossa was named after Frederick Barbarossa, the medieval Holy Roman Emperor.