On June 22, 1941, Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union: three great army groups with over three thousand tanks smashed across the frontier into Soviet territory. By this point German combat effectiveness had reached its apogee; in training, doctrine, and fighting ability, the forces invading Russia represented the finest army to fight in the twentieth century.
On June 22, 1941, Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union: three great army groups with over three thousand tanks smashed across the frontier into Soviet territory. By this point German combat effectiveness had reached its apogee; in training, doctrine, and fighting ability, the forces invading Russia represented the finest army to fight in the twentieth century.
On June 22, 1941, Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union: three great army groups with over three thousand tanks smashed across the frontier into Soviet territory. By this point German combat effectiveness had reached its apogee; in training, doctrine, and fighting ability, the forces invading Russia represented the finest army to fight in the twentieth century.