fascist aggression against the Soviet Union, named after the Roman emperor "Barbarossa", was short-lived military campaign, pursuing one goal: to crush and destroy the Soviet Union.The final deadline for the end of hostilities was supposed to fall in 1941.
A year before the war began, in December 1941, late in the evening the Fuhrer signed a directive under the ordinal number 21. It was printed in nine copies and was kept in the strictest confidence.
Directive received the code name - Barbarossa plan.It provided for a campaign to end the defeat of the USSR even before the completion of the war against Great Britain.
What is this document and what the aims of the Third Reich?Barbarossa - it's an elaborate aggression directed against the Soviet Union.With it, Hitler set out to achieve world domination, had to eliminate one of the main obstacles to its imperial goals.
main strategic object specifies the Moscow, Leningrad, and the Central Donbass industrial region.At the same time the capital has a special place, its capture was considered crucial for the victorious outcome of the war.
to destroy the Soviet Union, Hitler planned to use all the German ground forces, except for those who had to remain in the occupied territories.
Barbarossa called for release of the fascist forces of the Air Force to assist the ground forces of the eastern operations, so that you can quickly complete the terrestrial part of the campaign.This directive was ordered by any means to minimize the destruction of eastern Germany's enemy aircraft.
Marine fighting against the Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets were Soviet Navy ships carried out together with the Reich naval forces in Romania and Finland.
to lightning attack on the USSR plan Barbarossa saw the participation of 152 divisions, including armored and motorized, two brigades.Romania and Finland intend to put in this campaign 16 teams and 29 Army divisions.
armed forces of the satellite countries of the Reich were to operate under the unified command of German.The objective of Finland was to protect the northern group of German troops who were to attack the Norwegian territory and the destruction of the Soviet troops on the Hanko peninsula.At the same time, Romania had to bind Soviet troops, helping the Germans to the rear areas.
Barbarossa set certain goals, which were based on clearly defined class contradictions.It was the idea of the war, which turned to the destruction of entire peoples with unlimited use of methods of violence.
In contrast to the military invasion of France, Poland and the Balkans, blitz campaign against the Soviet Union was preparing very carefully.The Nazi leadership had spent enough time and effort to develop a plan Barbarossa, so defeat was possible.
But the creators could not accurately assess the strength and power of the Soviet state and social system.Based on the exaggeration of economic, political and military potentials of the Fascist empire, they underestimated the power of the USSR, the combat capability and morale of his people.
Hitler's "machine" is gaining momentum for the victory, leaders of the Reich which seemed very easy and close.That's why the fighting had to be a blitzkrieg, and offensive - continued advancement deep into the Soviet Union, and at very high speeds.Short breaks are prescribed only to pull rears.
This Barbarossa plan completely eliminates any delay due to the resistance of the Soviet Army.The reason for the failure of this seemingly victorious plan was over-confidence in their strength, which, as history has shown, and destroy the plans of the Nazi generals.
