HIST 1002 Study Guide - Total War, Italian Resistance Movement, Flag Of The Soviet Union
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Total war (a war that involves all elements of society) Stalingrad was a model soviet city, stalin did not want to give it up. After that situation deteriorates, it shows the world that hitler is stoppable. Germans have a superior strategy, the germans believe that they"re able to push further and further into russia but they don"t have the man power. Elastic offense: leading to a stalemate with the russians (hopefully) they believe this is still a possibility. The problem is that hitler isn"t being realistic anymore in and around stalingrad, he still believed germany could take over the soviet union. Battle of kursk, german offensive launched on july 5th, it doesn"t even dent the soviet military germans are simply outnumbered by soviets. After the battle of kursk morale absolutely deteriorates and the generals lose incentive to push forward. Soviets capture kiev in 1943, hitler then begins to retreat. As hitler retreats, the germans move into central europe.
