Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Russia in WWII

RUSSIA/USSR during WWII


Here is an overview of Russian involvement in WWII timeline--->WWII Timeline




Wonder how long the honeymoon will last?
"The treaty on non-aggression known as the Molotov- Ribbentrop Pact  was signed by the Soviet Russia and Germany in the Kremlin, Moscow in the early morning of August 24, 1939. The corresponding political decision bred by the failure of the Moscow talks gave the USSR temporary guarantees against a war with Germany and its current and potential allies."







"Profiting quickly from its understanding with Germany, theU.S.S.R. on October 10, 1939, constrained Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to admit Soviet garrisons onto their territories. Approached with similar demands, Finland refused to comply, even though the U.S.S.R. offered territorial compensation elsewhere for the cessions that it was requiring for its own strategic reasons. Finland’s armed forces amounted to about 200,000 troops in 10 divisions. The Soviets eventually brought about 70 divisions (about 1,000,000 men) to bear in their attack on Finland, along with about 1,000 tanks. Soviet troops attacked Finland on November 30, 1939." 
For more check out this link>USSR Take Over

  • In the book Ivan meets a few men from these countries in the gulag and he realizes that every Latvian he has ever meet has been a good man.



German Invasion
June 22nd, 1941- Germany attacks Soviet Union and Operation Barbosa is underway. This is when Germany and the Soviet Union began to fight. Germany's invasion was quite successful in the beginning and they were capturing vast amounts of USSR territory until the soviets began to try and recapture the city of Stalingrad. During this time period the Soviet Union joined the Allies to fight against the Axis powers.
  • In the book Ivan was put in the Gulag when he was fighting the Germans. But he was captured and became a P.O.W until he escaped. When he returned his fellow soviets thought he was a deserter and put him into the gulag.
Video on Germanys invasion but  skip to 1:30 
http://www.natgeotv.com/ca/world-war-ii-the-apocalypse/videos/germans-invade-soviet-union

                                                                   
Stalingrad after many Nazi Bombings 
The Battle of Stalingrad in the fall and winter of 1942 is seen as the turning point of the war. Germany saw Stalingrad as a key location for their invasion since it was right on the Volga river which is the longest river in Europe. There was also the symbolic significance it would have of capturing the only city named after Stalin. The Soviets knew the importance of Stalingrad and put everything into keeping it from falling. The battle was fought within the city walls  and was proclaimed by Hitler to be a "rat fight". The Germans losing badly and down to only 91,000, cold and starving men, surrendered to the Soviets. After over 2,000,0000 casualties the battle was finally won by the Soviets. This victory changed the tides of the war and the Soviets went on the offensive and began reclaiming their territories, eventually winning the war.

For more info check out this link of the Battle of Stalingrad and watch the video
After their victory in World War II the Soviet Union liberated many of the countries that had been conquered by Nazi Germany and made them into Soviet Republics so that they could buffer a future attack from the west. The countries that Stalin used as buffers became known as the Iron Curtain. This border cut off Eastern Europe from Western Europe. Soon after the War ended the Allied nations quickly distanced themselves from the Soviets and kicked them out of the Allies. The Iron Curtain is symbolic of the vast contrasts between the communist, isolationist views of the Soviet Union and the Capitalistic, Democratic views of Western Europe. In these new republics Stalin shipped off an estimated 1.5 million people because they were seen as Nazi sympathizers but most were just Muslims.
  • Many people from these countries are probably in Ivan's gulag




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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 12:03 PM

    I really liked the layout of your blog specifically the imagery that was alongside the information. I found it really interesting that Germany completely went against the Molotov- Ribbentrop Pact that both the soviets and Germany had signed. I also found it very surprising that the Soviets brought about 1,000,000 men to fight against Stalin. It is impressive that Stalin was able to come back against the German invasion after Hitlers invasion and been so successful. It was amazing that Stalin was able to defeat the Germans in the Battle of Stalingrad after they had targeted it as the best city to invade. I really enjoyed this blog and learned a lot from it including that Stalin freed countries from Nazi German rule and created Soviet republics.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 1:48 PM

    I did not know that the Soviet Union liberated many of the countries conquered by the Nazis. They used them in the Soviet Republic so they could buffer attacks from the west in the future. I liked how your blog featured images along with paragraphs of info for readers to look at. I found it interesting that there were over 2,000,000 in the Battle of Stalingrad. Really bloody battle. I learned that this battle really changed the tides of the war and eventually led to the winning of the war by the Soviets. I really learned a lot from the blog.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 4:58 PM

    I like how you start off your blog with a picture and a link to an overview of Russian involvement during WWII. I did not know and find it interesting that the U.S.S.R. constricted Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from admitting the Soviet encampment on their territories. I also found it very interesting how Finland refused. I like how you put pictures aside each paragraph with helpful captions below. I liked how you put a video on the German invasion and said which minute to skip to. The video really provided helpful information on the subject.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 5:33 PM

    I like how you made the blog in a timeline like style. It helps give perspective on when things happened. I can't believe that the Nazis attacked Stalingrad. They kind of betrayed the Soviets, but they ended up loosing. I wonder what would have happened if the Nazis took over Stalingrad. Its crazy how many soldiers fought in Stalingrad on both sides, and this huge number shows how important the city is.The fact that it has Stalin in the name makes it that much more important to the Russians. I like the images that you used in the blog post. Some of them are really helpful to understand what happened and other pictures that are funny. Nice job on the blog.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 7:17 PM

    I liked how your started off your blog with an external link to a timeline. The timeline was very helpful because it gave me a sense of when specific events happened, which you explained later. Your external links about each of the event s were helpful because it went into more details about the events, without taking up room on your blog. I also found it shocking that the Germans disregarded the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact that they had signed. It was also vey sad to learn that 2 million people died in the Battle of Stalingrad. Overall, your blog was very informative and I enjoyed your external links.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2015 at 8:09 PM

    Sweet blog Connor, I knew a good bit about Russia's involvement in World War II, but not nearly this much. Im glad I now know these cool facts. It was very smart how the Soviet Union liberated many of the countries that were conquered by Nazi Germany and made them into Soviet Republics so they could buffer a future attack from the west.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2015 at 7:04 AM

    I like how your blog has so many pictures to support what you are saying and how everything is in historical order. I knew a bit about World War II before but I learned a lot from this. I didn't know how many people died in the Battle of Stalingrad or that Russia took so much territory from the Germans after they won that battle. Your link to the timeline at the beginning of your blog is very useful and provides a lot of good information that you go more in depth on in your blog.

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