Russian German Conflict, 1941-45 - Barbarossa: The

: 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 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) Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45

: The German advance was finally halted in December 1941 by a combination of "thickening Russian resistance" and a brutal winter where temperatures hit -40 degrees , causing over 100,000 cases of frostbite. The Turning Tide (1942 – 1943) : The vast Russian landscape and muddy seasons

Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict, 1941-45: Clark, Alan famously documented in Alan Clark's "Barbarossa"