Operation Barbarossa: Hitler Invades Russia

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Operation Barbarossa, the German Invasion of the USSR from 22 June to 6 December 1941, was the largest land offensive in human history, with around ten million combatants taking part. The German command aimed at acquiring the oil reserves of the Caucasus as well as the agricultural resources of various Soviet territories, including Ukraine and Byelorussia. Why did Nazi Germany fail?