Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812 with a large force that struggled to maintain supply lines across vast distances. As winter set in the severe cold magnified shortages of food and shelter and his army weakened rapidly. The retreat that followed turned into a disaster as soldiers died from exposure, starvation, and exhaustion.
Similarly, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941 with early successes but little preparation for a long campaign. When winter arrived temperatures dropped far below what German troops and equipment could endure. The offensive stalled, the Soviet Union regained strength, and the German army suffered heavy losses that marked a turning point in the war.
Nuclear-Jester on
Mongolia: *starts throath singing*
Crafter235 on
Payback time
Right-Truck1859 on
As the guy living in Russia, I can confirm.
Current temperature around is around 0 of Celcius.
TraditionalClub6337 on
Seriously how did Hitler repeat the exact same mistakes as napoleon even after hearing about them?
Weetea9602 on
Mongols: look at this amateurs.
GareththeJackal on
And Sweden.
DasWarEinerZuviel on
Poor Napoleon is still being called short even though he was not.
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Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812 with a large force that struggled to maintain supply lines across vast distances. As winter set in the severe cold magnified shortages of food and shelter and his army weakened rapidly. The retreat that followed turned into a disaster as soldiers died from exposure, starvation, and exhaustion.
Similarly, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941 with early successes but little preparation for a long campaign. When winter arrived temperatures dropped far below what German troops and equipment could endure. The offensive stalled, the Soviet Union regained strength, and the German army suffered heavy losses that marked a turning point in the war.
Mongolia: *starts throath singing*
Payback time
As the guy living in Russia, I can confirm.
Current temperature around is around 0 of Celcius.
Seriously how did Hitler repeat the exact same mistakes as napoleon even after hearing about them?
Mongols: look at this amateurs.
And Sweden.
Poor Napoleon is still being called short even though he was not.