Why was Operation Barbarossa called operation Barbarossa?
It was not called off, it was pushed back and defeated.
What operation does per indicate?
per means to divide.
for example:
You have 10 Apples Pies from McDonald's and you are going to share them to your 2 friends excluding yourself. With this you say I am giving 5 apple pies per friend. This divides them :D ~Relinquish
What two tactical errors did Adolf Hitler commit during Operation Barbarossa?
The two tactical errors committed by Adolph Hitler which had strategical ramifications were the failure to capture the enemy capital of Moscow and changing the point of attack (Schwerpunkt) to the Caucasus and the oilfields therein . (Not errors at the time but later developed into strategical blunders .)
What lessons can be learned from operation Barbarossa?
In terms of military strategy wise, you can say that Hitler shouldn't of underestimated the USSR and that he should have a plan to deal with the harsh Soviet Winters. Also it would of been easier if Hitler used more tanks and had more men to fend of the enormous size of the Red Army.
In terms of historical wise, it can be learned that if someone wants something and he/she has a passion for it, they would most likely do the most unpredictable things.
Why was operation Barbarossa one of the costliest mistakes that Hitler made during the war?
In technical terms, it wasn't Adolf Hitler's costliest mistake but people say it was Hitler's costliest mistake because that was when Hitler invaded the USSR, this then brought the USSR into World War 2 fully. Hitler made several costly mistakes after Operation Barbarossa, the main one is that he launched case blue and continued the advance into the Soviet Union.
How many US Soldiers died during Operation Desert Storm?
According to the U.S. Department of defense:
U.S. casualties: 148 battle deaths, 145 nonbattle deaths* Army: 98 battle; 105 nonbattle * Navy 6 battle; 8 nonbattle * Marines: 24 battle; 26 nonbattle * Air Force: 20 battle; 6 nonbattle * Women killed, 15
source: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=45404
(part of the U.S. Department of Defense website).
What was the casualties of the operation barbarossa?
German armed force lost about 800, 000 (critically wounded, killed, or simply missing) whereas Russian armed force lost about 4 million (critically wounded, killed, or simply missing) in 1941. Majority of the Russian losses were soldiers that surrendered but then murdered by their Nazi captors or simply starved to death. Many more Russian civilians died in their thousands mostly as collateral damage but some were intentionally massacred (but the mass massacre of civilians didn't start until 1942). But don't worry, Russia got their revenge in 1944-1945. It was a fair but bloody end, but the whole mess was completely unnecessary.
Operation barbarossa refers to Hitler's plan to invade what?
Barbarossa is the invasion of the Soviet Union. It was a massive undertaking. Initially it was very successful.
Why did operation Barbarossa happen?
Operation Barbarossa or the Eastern Front was a military campaign launched by Hitler with ''Lebensraum'' in mind, or as im sure you don't speak German, living space for the German people in the east, as the Ussr gave the element of lebensraum, and so Hitler launched an assault on the Soviet union, it failed for many reasons, like making many inexistant objective like Smolensk, it had no strantegic value but army group center entered the city on their way to Moscow, Leningrad was a Blunder in the German's invasion due to the siege lasted the whole invasion and never captured the city; the soviets were actually sending supply to leningrad via lake ladoga, Stalingrad, now Volgograd, could not be encircled and destroyed due to its back being the Volga river and the Germans did not have any landing crafts, at Stalingrad the Germans lost the bulk of the German Sixth army as Hitler did not want Friedrich Paulus, commander of the sixth army, to surrender or to retreat, the winter's as Hitler never went to the eastern front in person, he did not believer his generals when they said it was -40 degree's celsius and Hitler thought it would be a 6 months campaign and so, left them in their summer uniforms, and industries they played a major role on the eastern front, the t-34 the main battle tank of the ussr could be produced in bulk due to her revatively simple design but not the new Panther or Tigers as they were extremelly well engenered, all and all it is widely accepted that without Hitler, the Germans could have defeated the Soviets but it was Hitler's horrible military leadership that killed any of those chances
How long did Operation Overlord last and how many casualties were there during the operation?
Operation Overlord lasted just over 3 months and there where 2,200 American casultys and between 3000 and 3300 German casultys. i found a answer Davonte ask me and i will give it to you
In World War 2 why was the battle in Italy called Operation Husky?
Operation Husky was actually the invasion of Sicily and not Italy. The invasion of mainland Italy was code named Operation Avalanche. As for why operations have the names they do - well, the idea is that the code name should have no connection whatsoever to the operation. Basically, if you can see any connection between the name and the operation it is likely that your enemy's intelligence service will also see the connection and work out what you plan to do. - I Warner
Did operation barbarossa have a big impact?
Yes, it was arguably the most significant turning poit of the war (along with the attack on Pearl Harbor).
What was the password during operation overlord?
The password that the U.S. Airborne (82nd and the 101st) when they dropped into Normandy was "Flash",followed by "Thunder" on June 6th, June 7-9th was "Weapon answered by "Throat", June 9-12th was "Thirsty" answered by "Victory" June 12-15 was "Rabbit answered by "Wool". They were also given some plastic toys known as "crickets"(after the sound it made,it sounded like a real cricket),one click was to be answered by 2 clicks.Not exactly sure what the rest of the allies used as a password.
Was barbarossa the turning point in ww2?
Barbarossa was the German invasion of the Soviet Union. In and of itself it was not necessarily a turning point. It committed Germany and most of its military resources to war with the Soviet Union. After initial successes, the Germans began to suffer major defeats. It was defeats such as the Battle of Stalingrad that were the real turning points on the Eastern Front and led to Germany's ultimate defeat in that theater of the war.
What was the strategic goal of Operation Barbarossa for the Germans?
To secure the resources in the Caucasus. Also to prevent the Soviet Union from being a military threat. Of course also the ideological aim of destroying Bolshevism.