BARBAROSSA: THE FASTEST SUCCESS THAT LED TO DEFEAT (duplicated)

June 22, 1941. The largest invasion in human history begins with a

thunderous roar. Three million men surge eastward, a blitzkrieg designed to crush the

Soviet Union in weeks. At first, the plan worked with terrifying precision.

The invasion was a staggering success. Hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers are captured

in massive pockets. Victory seemed certain. But every kilometer forward changed the war.

The deeper they went, the more the momentum shifted. Supply lines stretched

for hundreds of kilometers over primitive, impassable dirt roads. Behind them, the land was

emptied. A scorched earth policy left nothing for the invaders. The Soviet state