Operation Barbarosa - When the world held its breath....

"Do we deserve this?"

Molotov asked Schulenburg about what he received just now. How would Schulenburg react? He was asked just to submit the final ultimatum to Molotov and not to discuss anything about this. He tried everything in pas to avoid Russo-German conflict, but perhaps it was too late now.


As the night past, Molotov and Stalin were discussing about what steps Hitler likely to take further. They were totally helpless about it and really lack enough resources to repel anticipated German forces.

At 4 AM of 22nd June, 1941, Russo-German pact was no more. About 4 million troops, along with thousands of tanks and aircrafts crossed soviet Russian border. This was an unforeseen attack, none had ever gather these many of forces in a single attack. The world was thrilled again.

There was no surprise. That was expected to happen some day. Hitler had clearly mentioned his intentions 16 years back when he wrote his autobiography, Mein Kampf. It had clearly insisting the fact that veins of German Race should expand to East. Then how could a cunning red fox never interpreted this fact? Why they were ignoring something that was obvious?


Stalin was a really guile leader. After stabilizing his own position by continuous 'purification' of communist party, he and his country were seeking peace for while. He realized that if there is any future conflict about to take place on European theater, it was most likely that Germans were attack Russia, after defeating Poland, and Anglo-British will stay safe. He was reading the future and hence decided to ally Germany, rather than finding it their opposition. It results in Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact just a week before the beginning of world war.

But even in this scenario, Stalin was not satisfied. He never trusted Hitler and found out that if they got invaded by Germans in future, they will be defeated easily but to lack of weapons. He then sorted out his plans for having weapon supply from Germans against food supply to Germans as a treaty.

Hitler was not happy. He knew why Stalin asked for weapon caches. He was certainly discrediting his war efforts. Hitler also needed oil as fast as possible. Caucasus was huge source of oil and Hitler was totally eying for that. There was no other choice left. Hitler decided to invade Soviet Russia.

Operation Barbarosa

  German forces were three fold strategy -
    Army Group North - Invading East Prussia
    Army Group Central - Invading East Poland
    Army Group South - Invading Romania, Bulgaria and Transylvania

They were successful in the plan perfectly. There was hardly any strong opposition for invading troops. Russians were surprised completed. At most of the Russian military posts, they received messages saying "We were been attacked.....what is to be done??" Russians were doomed completely and had to retreat back.

For Germans, it was a flashing victory. They were hoping to finish it off soon. German generals were dreaming of celebrating Christmas in Moscow!!! 

It was a major setback for Russian forces, but Stalin did not gave up. He did same what Churchill did in London. He appealed public for defend their motherland. Russians once again stood up together to save their country from evil German invaders. A lot was assured to happen in future!!!