HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Vasily Chuikov, Dawning Information Industry, Perfect Set
Document Summary
Start of 42 grand alliance of avenging nations had been formed. Substantial defeat ussr had at hands of hitler - encouraged h to launch defensive against soviet forces - finally bring them crumbling down. Se where germans should have targeted in 1941, caucasus - oil-rich regions - powerful drive towards ruled by 800,00 german reinforcements, H also through strong flank guard towards stalingrad - barrier against soviet counterattack. By the 2 september 1942 when paulus" army penetrated stalingrad - method to soviet measured retreat before germans in 1942 - stalin made it formal policy, standing back from operational decision making within soviet effort. Contrst to hitler"s growing interventionism in military decision making. As stalin retreated from political attachment, hitler intervened more in german forces german preparations by excellent battlefield intelligence - measured advancing state preparations for assault. 1,300,000 men - let them launch their blitzkrieg against us.
