HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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The cold climate created obstacles to success
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Warm-water ports prevented the flow of supplies.
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Deserts made invasion possible
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The tundra enabled the movements of troops
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Detailed explanation-1: -How were Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union similar? They both ignored how harsh winters can be in Russia and as such the armies were caught off guard with their summer uniforms and lack of cold-resistant hardware. They both ignored the geography of Russia.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Grande Armée also failed to prepare for Russia’s harsh winter. Its troops were not dressed or trained for the kind of weather they faced. The invasion lasted six months, and the Grande Armée lost more than 300, 000 men. Russia lost more than 200, 000.
Detailed explanation-3: -Role of Geography in His Defeat Geography played a very important role in Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812. Russia’s severe winter weather helped destroy his Grand army. In his way, geography affected the course of history by helping end Napoleon’s quest to control all of Europe.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Napoleonic invasion of Russia served as a major turning point in European history as the defeat led to the fall of Napoleon and his French empire in the nineteenth century.