Jan. 1942Responses to the German InvasionNon-Russians (Ukraines, etc) welcomed the German invaders with joy because they felt that the Germans would liberate the Ukrainians, etc from RussiaApril 1942Germans launched the 2nd Blitzkrieg in the 2nd year of the warGermans wanted to seize as much of Ukraine as possibleJuly 1942Aug. 1942Stalingrad was very importantHitler wanted to conquer Stalin’s city (Stalingrad)Stalingrad was economically importantSept.-Oct. 1942September – house to house battleSoviet troops across the VolgaConstant German aerial attackIt seemed like the Germans were going to win but they had two weaknessesThe Battle of StalingradNovember 1942Supplies stopped coming throughDecember 19426th army in troubleJan. 1943Pushed through the SouthwestVolga BridgeheadMost prisoners were takingJan. 31 1943Germans are in full retreatFeb-June 1943July 1943Soviets…KurskThe largest tank battle in historyAug-Sept. 1944Soviets advancing on all frontsOct. 1944Mar-July 1944Baltic states liberatedJuly-Sept 1944Hitler commits suicideReich only last twelve yearsThe Fall of Berlin: May 1945LosersSuicide of Nazi Party membersHistory 127CGetty2012 FallWeek 7Lecture 13November 15Announcements- Read Kenez, Ch. 6- Read all of Axell reading, Great Russian War StoriesOutline of Last Lecture I. WWIIII. Hitler Goes… WestIII. BlitzkriegIV. Hitler Moves… EastV. Two German PlansVI. June 1941VII. June 22, 1941VIII. July 1, 1941IX. Aug. 5, 1941X. End of Sept. 1941XI. Nov. 1941XII. Dec. 1941XIII. Would be a long WarToday’s Lecture I. Jan. 1942II. Responses to the German InvasionIII. German Occupation PoliciesIV. April 1942V. July 1942VI. Aug. 1942VII. Sept-Oct. 1942VIII. The Battle of StalingradIX. November 1942X. December 1942XI. Jan. 1943XII. Jan. 31 1943XIII. Feb-June 1943XIV. July 1943XV. Aug-Sept. 1943XVI. Oct. 1943XVII. Mar-July 1944These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.XVIII. July-Sept 1944XIX. The Fall of Berlin: May 1945XX. LosersJan. 1942Responses to the German Invasion- Non-Russians (Ukraines, etc) welcomed the German invaders with joy because they felt that the Germans would liberate the Ukrainians, etc from Russia- Germans were there to exterminate; non-Russians realize this- Eventual total resistance to GermansGerman Occupation Polices- Exterminated Jews….- Nazis and Baltics – Anti-Semitism in Latvia, Lithuania, EstoniaApril 1942- Germans launched the 2nd Blitzkrieg in 2nd year of the war- Germans wanted to seize as much of Ukraine as possibleJuly 1942Aug 1942- Stalingrad was very important- Hitler wanted to conquer Stalin’s city (Stalingrad)- Stalingrad was economically importantSept-Oct. 1942- September – house to house battle- Soviet troops across the Volga- Constant German aerial attack- It seemed like the Germans were going to win but they had two weaknessesThe Battle of StalingradNovember 1942- Supplies stopped coming throughDecember 1942- 6th army in troubleJan. 1943- Pushed through the Southwest- Volga Bridgehead- Most prisoners were takingJan. 31, 1943- Germans are in full retreatFeb.-June 1943July 1943- Soviets..Kursk- The largest tank battle in history Aug-Sept. 1944- Soviets advancing on all frontsOct. 1943Mar-July 1943- Baltic states liberatedJuly-Sept. 1944- Hitler commits suicide- Reich only lasted twelve yearsThe Fall of Berlin: May 1945LosersApril 1942- Germans launched the 2nd Blitzkrieg in the 2nd year of the war- Germans wanted to seize as much of Ukraine as possibleJuly 1942Aug. 1942- Stalingrad was very important- Hitler wanted to conquer Stalin’s city (Stalingrad)- Stalingrad was economically importantSept.-Oct. 1942- September – house to house battle- Soviet troops across the Volga- Constant German aerial attack- It seemed like the Germans were going to win but they had two weaknessesThe Battle of StalingradNovember 1942- Supplies stopped coming throughDecember 1942- 6th army in troubleJan. 1943- Pushed through the Southwest- Volga Bridgehead- Most prisoners were takingJan. 31 1943- Germans are in full retreatFeb-June 1943July 1943- Soviets…Kursk- The largest tank battle in historyAug-Sept. 1944- Soviets advancing on all frontsOct. 1944Mar-July 1944- Baltic states liberatedJuly-Sept 1944- Hitler commits suicide- Reich only last twelve yearsThe Fall of Berlin: May 1945Losers- Suicide of Nazi Party