Prelude Planning Russia Ostheer War of Annihilation Operations Moscow Conclusions

Track Record of Victories Poland France / Norway Balkans

Technology and Training Racial Superiority Faith in Hitler Nazi Machine

One Year Process Faulty Assumptions Faulty Intelligence Estimates (sort of) Logistics Winter Disagreement

Vast Distances Primitive or Non-Existent Road Network Few Large Cities Generals Mud and Winter

Nazi or Weimar Morale at it’s height Racism Disciplined Christian Well Equipped*

The Commissar Order Battle of Ideologies Partisan Warfare Jews Scorched Earth

The Grand Prize Surprise Lost

High Tide for Germany Wehrmacht Irrevocably Changed Incorrect Assumptions Reaping the Whirlwind