The rise and fall of the Nazi stat. Part III: Annexationbecomes military attack. 49 ..

The rise and fall of the Nazi stat. Part III: Annexationbecomes military attack. 49 .. German troops go forward in Russia - German troops advance against the Russians through the snake of burning buildings, Despite a natural Non-Agression Pact with Russian, Germany attacked the U. S.S.R. on June 22, 1941, hoping for a speedy voctory oven an unpropared foe. By Decemner of that year, the Germans were only 50 kilometers from Moscow and a year later had laid siege to Stalingrad. But the Russian mobilized every available weapon and citizen to drive the invaders from the country, succeeding in expelling them completely from Russia in 1944. The bitter winter campaigns caused heavy losses among the German soldiers and the bitter defense of their homeland by the Russians added to a staggering total the number of German casualties and prisoners.