why did russia win ww2

Question 1

intro to why russia won ww2

Answer 1

-jan 1945, red Amy beginning attack on German heartland in berlin
-may 1945: germany defeated
-victory came at a great cost

Question 2

cost of patriotic war

Answer 2

-20million lives lost
-13% pop
-1/3 military personally, 2/3 civilians
-crimes committed by nazis during Barbarossa should no by understated: conflict in east became race war: ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity and war crimes
-70% casualties men

Question 3

why did russia win the patriotic war

Answer 3

-soviet people shown extraordinary sacrifice and endurance: partly attributed to propaganda
-nature of conflict, (invasion from enemy force, fascist vs comm)
-soviet invasion moved to Ural and a war time economy implemented
-German mistakes: stretched resources too far and oil shortages began as early as 1943, really large supply line, large land mass so supply line needed to be big
-poor weather