HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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The Ural Mountains served as a barrier to advancing German armies.
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Distance and harsh winters disrupted German supply lines.
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Extensive food-producing areas kept the Soviet armies well fed.
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Numerous ports along the Arctic Sea allowed for the refueling of Soviet transport ships.
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Detailed explanation-1: -(1) The Ural Mountains served as a barrier to advancing German armies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Soviet forces launched a counteroffensive against the Germans arrayed at Stalingrad in mid-November 1942. They quickly encircled an entire German army, more than 220, 000 soldiers. In February 1943, after months of fierce fighting and heavy casualties, the surviving German forces-only about 91, 000 soldiers-surrendered.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Soviet victory in the Battle of Berlin finished Nazi Germany. In May 1945, the Red Army barreled into Berlin and captured the city, the final step in defeating the Third Reich and ending World War II in Europe.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Soviet Union in World War II. The Soviet Union joined WW2 on September 17, 1939, when it invaded eastern Poland in coordination with Nazi Germany.
Detailed explanation-5: -Introduction. The Soviet Union in World War II is the story of several wars. When World War II started, the Soviet Union was effectively an ally of Nazi Germany in a relatively conventional European interstate war. Although the Germans did most of the fighting in Poland, the Soviet Union occupied the eastern part.