The story of the Russo-German conflict from 1941 to 1945, famously documented in Alan Clark's "Barbarossa" , is the most violent and vast land war in human history. It began with Hitler’s "Operation Barbarossa"—a massive gamble that ultimately doomed the Third Reich. The Initial Onslaught (June – December 1941)
Historians often point to three main reasons for the German failure: Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45
: The vast Russian landscape and muddy seasons (Rasputitsa) crippled German supply lines that were only designed for a short campaign. The story of the Russo-German conflict from 1941
Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict, 1941-45: Clark, Alan famously documented in Alan Clark's "Barbarossa"