The USSR in WWII

Cameryn Fox Trinity Trujillo and Thea Roland

Soviet Aims

1 To ensure safety for the USSR

2 To expand Communism outside of the USSR

3 To create a Soviet empire past the USSR

4 To become prominent in world affair define the USSR as a world power

Soviet War Strategy Original Russian strategy clung greatly to

that of Peter the Great and of V

Triandafillov

Peter the Greatrsquos strategy reinforces the

militaristic Russia we still know today a

civilization made mostly to support an army

V Triandafillov had the concept that victory

is won when the enemy is unable to

regroup and that military action should be

organized and precise

The Effect of War on Leningrad

Leningrad was invaded by the Nazi and

Finnish armies on 981941 for 872 days

While the military operations claimed several

hundred thousand lives the greatest effect on

Leningrad was extreme starvation as the city

was encircled Parts of the city were shelled

In 1944 the Soviet army drove out the

German army to the western outskirts of

Leningrad

The Effects of War on Stalingrad

A sense of strong protection for Stalingrad

came from the Russian people after the

Blitzkrieg of the German ldquoOperation

Barbarossardquo The city could not fall

The Battle of Stalingrad used all types of

warfare including a great deal of tanks and

the Luftwaffe But most of all the city was

full of hand to hand combat and the result

was 2 million military and civilian deaths

The Soviet advantage in the Battle of Stalingrad August 1942 to February 1943

Operation Uranus created by Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov had

the Germans fighting hard in a Russian winter The idea was the

Germans would tire out before specially designed USSR troops

would attack

The battle marked the end of German advances east into Russia

and the first major German loss in the war

Brought up Soviet morale especially with Stalingradrsquos name sake in

mind

The Effects of War on Moscow

Hitlerrsquos plan to invade Moscow ldquoOperation Typhoonrdquo became

something of a last match between two overtired and overworked

armies At the Battle of Moscow the Soviet army had the largest

collection of tanks in the world Starting in June 1941 Hitler started the

trek to Moscow and made great strides in the first few weeks In

December 1941 Stalin organized a counter attack that defeated the

German army In Moscow the city suffered but never nearly as much as

Leningrad during the siege and the culture of Moscow continued strong

throughout the conflict The destruction never met the city but did touch

the outskirts

Stalingrad

Weapons of the Red Army

Much of the production of the weapons was done during the war

The Soviets preferred crude and cheaper weapons to be produced in higher

quantities as opposed to having much higher quality weapons n a lower

quantity

Stalingrad which produced a high quantity of iron as well as arms increased

production fourfold even during the Battle of Stalingrad- 6 million guns were

made there during 1942

This was planned for very early seeing Hitlerrsquos aggression in the late 30rsquos

Stalin moved production farther east and out of reach of the German army

Weapons in the War

The AK-47 was the most recognizable rifle in the post World War 2 era killing

more people than all of the nuclear weapons used

Spy related gear such as a lipstick gun or a poison shooting umbrella began

to surface after the creation of the first bug in order to attack in secrecy

Science and Technology

Russian innovator Mikhail Koshkin

created the T-34 tank the most highly

produced tank of WW2 in 1940 Later

in 1942 Oleg Antonov made the

winged tank and in 1945 the T-5455

which became the worldrsquos most

popular tank

In 1945 Leon Theremin created the

passive resonant cavity bug which

was used on the US close to the end

of the war and on

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

Soviet Aims

1 To ensure safety for the USSR

2 To expand Communism outside of the USSR

3 To create a Soviet empire past the USSR

4 To become prominent in world affair define the USSR as a world power

Soviet War Strategy Original Russian strategy clung greatly to

that of Peter the Great and of V

Triandafillov

Peter the Greatrsquos strategy reinforces the

militaristic Russia we still know today a

civilization made mostly to support an army

V Triandafillov had the concept that victory

is won when the enemy is unable to

regroup and that military action should be

organized and precise

The Effect of War on Leningrad

Leningrad was invaded by the Nazi and

Finnish armies on 981941 for 872 days

While the military operations claimed several

hundred thousand lives the greatest effect on

Leningrad was extreme starvation as the city

was encircled Parts of the city were shelled

In 1944 the Soviet army drove out the

German army to the western outskirts of

Leningrad

The Effects of War on Stalingrad

A sense of strong protection for Stalingrad

came from the Russian people after the

Blitzkrieg of the German ldquoOperation

Barbarossardquo The city could not fall

The Battle of Stalingrad used all types of

warfare including a great deal of tanks and

the Luftwaffe But most of all the city was

full of hand to hand combat and the result

was 2 million military and civilian deaths

The Soviet advantage in the Battle of Stalingrad August 1942 to February 1943

Operation Uranus created by Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov had

the Germans fighting hard in a Russian winter The idea was the

Germans would tire out before specially designed USSR troops

would attack

The battle marked the end of German advances east into Russia

and the first major German loss in the war

Brought up Soviet morale especially with Stalingradrsquos name sake in

mind

The Effects of War on Moscow

Hitlerrsquos plan to invade Moscow ldquoOperation Typhoonrdquo became

something of a last match between two overtired and overworked

armies At the Battle of Moscow the Soviet army had the largest

collection of tanks in the world Starting in June 1941 Hitler started the

trek to Moscow and made great strides in the first few weeks In

December 1941 Stalin organized a counter attack that defeated the

German army In Moscow the city suffered but never nearly as much as

Leningrad during the siege and the culture of Moscow continued strong

throughout the conflict The destruction never met the city but did touch

the outskirts

Stalingrad

Weapons of the Red Army

Much of the production of the weapons was done during the war

The Soviets preferred crude and cheaper weapons to be produced in higher

quantities as opposed to having much higher quality weapons n a lower

quantity

Stalingrad which produced a high quantity of iron as well as arms increased

production fourfold even during the Battle of Stalingrad- 6 million guns were

made there during 1942

This was planned for very early seeing Hitlerrsquos aggression in the late 30rsquos

Stalin moved production farther east and out of reach of the German army

Weapons in the War

The AK-47 was the most recognizable rifle in the post World War 2 era killing

more people than all of the nuclear weapons used

Spy related gear such as a lipstick gun or a poison shooting umbrella began

to surface after the creation of the first bug in order to attack in secrecy

Science and Technology

Russian innovator Mikhail Koshkin

created the T-34 tank the most highly

produced tank of WW2 in 1940 Later

in 1942 Oleg Antonov made the

winged tank and in 1945 the T-5455

which became the worldrsquos most

popular tank

In 1945 Leon Theremin created the

passive resonant cavity bug which

was used on the US close to the end

of the war and on

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

Soviet War Strategy Original Russian strategy clung greatly to

that of Peter the Great and of V

Triandafillov

Peter the Greatrsquos strategy reinforces the

militaristic Russia we still know today a

civilization made mostly to support an army

V Triandafillov had the concept that victory

is won when the enemy is unable to

regroup and that military action should be

organized and precise

The Effect of War on Leningrad

Leningrad was invaded by the Nazi and

Finnish armies on 981941 for 872 days

While the military operations claimed several

hundred thousand lives the greatest effect on

Leningrad was extreme starvation as the city

was encircled Parts of the city were shelled

In 1944 the Soviet army drove out the

German army to the western outskirts of

Leningrad

The Effects of War on Stalingrad

A sense of strong protection for Stalingrad

came from the Russian people after the

Blitzkrieg of the German ldquoOperation

Barbarossardquo The city could not fall

The Battle of Stalingrad used all types of

warfare including a great deal of tanks and

the Luftwaffe But most of all the city was

full of hand to hand combat and the result

was 2 million military and civilian deaths

The Soviet advantage in the Battle of Stalingrad August 1942 to February 1943

Operation Uranus created by Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov had

the Germans fighting hard in a Russian winter The idea was the

Germans would tire out before specially designed USSR troops

would attack

The battle marked the end of German advances east into Russia

and the first major German loss in the war

Brought up Soviet morale especially with Stalingradrsquos name sake in

mind

The Effects of War on Moscow

Hitlerrsquos plan to invade Moscow ldquoOperation Typhoonrdquo became

something of a last match between two overtired and overworked

armies At the Battle of Moscow the Soviet army had the largest

collection of tanks in the world Starting in June 1941 Hitler started the

trek to Moscow and made great strides in the first few weeks In

December 1941 Stalin organized a counter attack that defeated the

German army In Moscow the city suffered but never nearly as much as

Leningrad during the siege and the culture of Moscow continued strong

throughout the conflict The destruction never met the city but did touch

the outskirts

Stalingrad

Weapons of the Red Army

Much of the production of the weapons was done during the war

The Soviets preferred crude and cheaper weapons to be produced in higher

quantities as opposed to having much higher quality weapons n a lower

quantity

Stalingrad which produced a high quantity of iron as well as arms increased

production fourfold even during the Battle of Stalingrad- 6 million guns were

made there during 1942

This was planned for very early seeing Hitlerrsquos aggression in the late 30rsquos

Stalin moved production farther east and out of reach of the German army

Weapons in the War

The AK-47 was the most recognizable rifle in the post World War 2 era killing

more people than all of the nuclear weapons used

Spy related gear such as a lipstick gun or a poison shooting umbrella began

to surface after the creation of the first bug in order to attack in secrecy

Science and Technology

Russian innovator Mikhail Koshkin

created the T-34 tank the most highly

produced tank of WW2 in 1940 Later

in 1942 Oleg Antonov made the

winged tank and in 1945 the T-5455

which became the worldrsquos most

popular tank

In 1945 Leon Theremin created the

passive resonant cavity bug which

was used on the US close to the end

of the war and on

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

The Effect of War on Leningrad

Leningrad was invaded by the Nazi and

Finnish armies on 981941 for 872 days

While the military operations claimed several

hundred thousand lives the greatest effect on

Leningrad was extreme starvation as the city

was encircled Parts of the city were shelled

In 1944 the Soviet army drove out the

German army to the western outskirts of

Leningrad

The Effects of War on Stalingrad

A sense of strong protection for Stalingrad

came from the Russian people after the

Blitzkrieg of the German ldquoOperation

Barbarossardquo The city could not fall

The Battle of Stalingrad used all types of

warfare including a great deal of tanks and

the Luftwaffe But most of all the city was

full of hand to hand combat and the result

was 2 million military and civilian deaths

The Soviet advantage in the Battle of Stalingrad August 1942 to February 1943

Operation Uranus created by Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov had

the Germans fighting hard in a Russian winter The idea was the

Germans would tire out before specially designed USSR troops

would attack

The battle marked the end of German advances east into Russia

and the first major German loss in the war

Brought up Soviet morale especially with Stalingradrsquos name sake in

mind

The Effects of War on Moscow

Hitlerrsquos plan to invade Moscow ldquoOperation Typhoonrdquo became

something of a last match between two overtired and overworked

armies At the Battle of Moscow the Soviet army had the largest

collection of tanks in the world Starting in June 1941 Hitler started the

trek to Moscow and made great strides in the first few weeks In

December 1941 Stalin organized a counter attack that defeated the

German army In Moscow the city suffered but never nearly as much as

Leningrad during the siege and the culture of Moscow continued strong

throughout the conflict The destruction never met the city but did touch

the outskirts

Stalingrad

Weapons of the Red Army

Much of the production of the weapons was done during the war

The Soviets preferred crude and cheaper weapons to be produced in higher

quantities as opposed to having much higher quality weapons n a lower

quantity

Stalingrad which produced a high quantity of iron as well as arms increased

production fourfold even during the Battle of Stalingrad- 6 million guns were

made there during 1942

This was planned for very early seeing Hitlerrsquos aggression in the late 30rsquos

Stalin moved production farther east and out of reach of the German army

Weapons in the War

The AK-47 was the most recognizable rifle in the post World War 2 era killing

more people than all of the nuclear weapons used

Spy related gear such as a lipstick gun or a poison shooting umbrella began

to surface after the creation of the first bug in order to attack in secrecy

Science and Technology

Russian innovator Mikhail Koshkin

created the T-34 tank the most highly

produced tank of WW2 in 1940 Later

in 1942 Oleg Antonov made the

winged tank and in 1945 the T-5455

which became the worldrsquos most

popular tank

In 1945 Leon Theremin created the

passive resonant cavity bug which

was used on the US close to the end

of the war and on

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

The Effects of War on Stalingrad

A sense of strong protection for Stalingrad

came from the Russian people after the

Blitzkrieg of the German ldquoOperation

Barbarossardquo The city could not fall

The Battle of Stalingrad used all types of

warfare including a great deal of tanks and

the Luftwaffe But most of all the city was

full of hand to hand combat and the result

was 2 million military and civilian deaths

The Soviet advantage in the Battle of Stalingrad August 1942 to February 1943

Operation Uranus created by Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov had

the Germans fighting hard in a Russian winter The idea was the

Germans would tire out before specially designed USSR troops

would attack

The battle marked the end of German advances east into Russia

and the first major German loss in the war

Brought up Soviet morale especially with Stalingradrsquos name sake in

mind

The Effects of War on Moscow

Hitlerrsquos plan to invade Moscow ldquoOperation Typhoonrdquo became

something of a last match between two overtired and overworked

armies At the Battle of Moscow the Soviet army had the largest

collection of tanks in the world Starting in June 1941 Hitler started the

trek to Moscow and made great strides in the first few weeks In

December 1941 Stalin organized a counter attack that defeated the

German army In Moscow the city suffered but never nearly as much as

Leningrad during the siege and the culture of Moscow continued strong

throughout the conflict The destruction never met the city but did touch

the outskirts

Stalingrad

Weapons of the Red Army

Much of the production of the weapons was done during the war

The Soviets preferred crude and cheaper weapons to be produced in higher

quantities as opposed to having much higher quality weapons n a lower

quantity

Stalingrad which produced a high quantity of iron as well as arms increased

production fourfold even during the Battle of Stalingrad- 6 million guns were

made there during 1942

This was planned for very early seeing Hitlerrsquos aggression in the late 30rsquos

Stalin moved production farther east and out of reach of the German army

Weapons in the War

The AK-47 was the most recognizable rifle in the post World War 2 era killing

more people than all of the nuclear weapons used

Spy related gear such as a lipstick gun or a poison shooting umbrella began

to surface after the creation of the first bug in order to attack in secrecy

Science and Technology

Russian innovator Mikhail Koshkin

created the T-34 tank the most highly

produced tank of WW2 in 1940 Later

in 1942 Oleg Antonov made the

winged tank and in 1945 the T-5455

which became the worldrsquos most

popular tank

In 1945 Leon Theremin created the

passive resonant cavity bug which

was used on the US close to the end

of the war and on

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

The Soviet advantage in the Battle of Stalingrad August 1942 to February 1943

Operation Uranus created by Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov had

the Germans fighting hard in a Russian winter The idea was the

Germans would tire out before specially designed USSR troops

would attack

The battle marked the end of German advances east into Russia

and the first major German loss in the war

Brought up Soviet morale especially with Stalingradrsquos name sake in

mind

The Effects of War on Moscow

Hitlerrsquos plan to invade Moscow ldquoOperation Typhoonrdquo became

something of a last match between two overtired and overworked

armies At the Battle of Moscow the Soviet army had the largest

collection of tanks in the world Starting in June 1941 Hitler started the

trek to Moscow and made great strides in the first few weeks In

December 1941 Stalin organized a counter attack that defeated the

German army In Moscow the city suffered but never nearly as much as

Leningrad during the siege and the culture of Moscow continued strong

throughout the conflict The destruction never met the city but did touch

the outskirts

Stalingrad

Weapons of the Red Army

Much of the production of the weapons was done during the war

The Soviets preferred crude and cheaper weapons to be produced in higher

quantities as opposed to having much higher quality weapons n a lower

quantity

Stalingrad which produced a high quantity of iron as well as arms increased

production fourfold even during the Battle of Stalingrad- 6 million guns were

made there during 1942

This was planned for very early seeing Hitlerrsquos aggression in the late 30rsquos

Stalin moved production farther east and out of reach of the German army

Weapons in the War

The AK-47 was the most recognizable rifle in the post World War 2 era killing

more people than all of the nuclear weapons used

Spy related gear such as a lipstick gun or a poison shooting umbrella began

to surface after the creation of the first bug in order to attack in secrecy

Science and Technology

Russian innovator Mikhail Koshkin

created the T-34 tank the most highly

produced tank of WW2 in 1940 Later

in 1942 Oleg Antonov made the

winged tank and in 1945 the T-5455

which became the worldrsquos most

popular tank

In 1945 Leon Theremin created the

passive resonant cavity bug which

was used on the US close to the end

of the war and on

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

The Effects of War on Moscow

Hitlerrsquos plan to invade Moscow ldquoOperation Typhoonrdquo became

something of a last match between two overtired and overworked

armies At the Battle of Moscow the Soviet army had the largest

collection of tanks in the world Starting in June 1941 Hitler started the

trek to Moscow and made great strides in the first few weeks In

December 1941 Stalin organized a counter attack that defeated the

German army In Moscow the city suffered but never nearly as much as

Leningrad during the siege and the culture of Moscow continued strong

throughout the conflict The destruction never met the city but did touch

the outskirts

Stalingrad

Weapons of the Red Army

Much of the production of the weapons was done during the war

The Soviets preferred crude and cheaper weapons to be produced in higher

quantities as opposed to having much higher quality weapons n a lower

quantity

Stalingrad which produced a high quantity of iron as well as arms increased

production fourfold even during the Battle of Stalingrad- 6 million guns were

made there during 1942

This was planned for very early seeing Hitlerrsquos aggression in the late 30rsquos

Stalin moved production farther east and out of reach of the German army

Weapons in the War

The AK-47 was the most recognizable rifle in the post World War 2 era killing

more people than all of the nuclear weapons used

Spy related gear such as a lipstick gun or a poison shooting umbrella began

to surface after the creation of the first bug in order to attack in secrecy

Science and Technology

Russian innovator Mikhail Koshkin

created the T-34 tank the most highly

produced tank of WW2 in 1940 Later

in 1942 Oleg Antonov made the

winged tank and in 1945 the T-5455

which became the worldrsquos most

popular tank

In 1945 Leon Theremin created the

passive resonant cavity bug which

was used on the US close to the end

of the war and on

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

Stalingrad

Weapons of the Red Army

Much of the production of the weapons was done during the war

The Soviets preferred crude and cheaper weapons to be produced in higher

quantities as opposed to having much higher quality weapons n a lower

quantity

Stalingrad which produced a high quantity of iron as well as arms increased

production fourfold even during the Battle of Stalingrad- 6 million guns were

made there during 1942

This was planned for very early seeing Hitlerrsquos aggression in the late 30rsquos

Stalin moved production farther east and out of reach of the German army

Weapons in the War

The AK-47 was the most recognizable rifle in the post World War 2 era killing

more people than all of the nuclear weapons used

Spy related gear such as a lipstick gun or a poison shooting umbrella began

to surface after the creation of the first bug in order to attack in secrecy

Science and Technology

Russian innovator Mikhail Koshkin

created the T-34 tank the most highly

produced tank of WW2 in 1940 Later

in 1942 Oleg Antonov made the

winged tank and in 1945 the T-5455

which became the worldrsquos most

popular tank

In 1945 Leon Theremin created the

passive resonant cavity bug which

was used on the US close to the end

of the war and on

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

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arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

Weapons of the Red Army

Much of the production of the weapons was done during the war

The Soviets preferred crude and cheaper weapons to be produced in higher

quantities as opposed to having much higher quality weapons n a lower

quantity

Stalingrad which produced a high quantity of iron as well as arms increased

production fourfold even during the Battle of Stalingrad- 6 million guns were

made there during 1942

This was planned for very early seeing Hitlerrsquos aggression in the late 30rsquos

Stalin moved production farther east and out of reach of the German army

Weapons in the War

The AK-47 was the most recognizable rifle in the post World War 2 era killing

more people than all of the nuclear weapons used

Spy related gear such as a lipstick gun or a poison shooting umbrella began

to surface after the creation of the first bug in order to attack in secrecy

Science and Technology

Russian innovator Mikhail Koshkin

created the T-34 tank the most highly

produced tank of WW2 in 1940 Later

in 1942 Oleg Antonov made the

winged tank and in 1945 the T-5455

which became the worldrsquos most

popular tank

In 1945 Leon Theremin created the

passive resonant cavity bug which

was used on the US close to the end

of the war and on

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

Weapons in the War

The AK-47 was the most recognizable rifle in the post World War 2 era killing

more people than all of the nuclear weapons used

Spy related gear such as a lipstick gun or a poison shooting umbrella began

to surface after the creation of the first bug in order to attack in secrecy

Science and Technology

Russian innovator Mikhail Koshkin

created the T-34 tank the most highly

produced tank of WW2 in 1940 Later

in 1942 Oleg Antonov made the

winged tank and in 1945 the T-5455

which became the worldrsquos most

popular tank

In 1945 Leon Theremin created the

passive resonant cavity bug which

was used on the US close to the end

of the war and on

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

Science and Technology

Russian innovator Mikhail Koshkin

created the T-34 tank the most highly

produced tank of WW2 in 1940 Later

in 1942 Oleg Antonov made the

winged tank and in 1945 the T-5455

which became the worldrsquos most

popular tank

In 1945 Leon Theremin created the

passive resonant cavity bug which

was used on the US close to the end

of the war and on

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

Civilian Involvement

Estimated USSR losses now stand at 266 million

80 of Soviet males born in 1923 didnrsquot survive World War 2

The Soviet Union saw the biggest casualty numbers which estimated

between 9 and 14 million

Women fought in World War II and participated in the war effort in a number

of ways

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

Damaged or Burned Cities

3000 destroyed cities and towns

17000 annihilated villages

427 plundered museums

1670 damaged or destroyed Russian Orthodox churches

532 damaged or destroyed synagogues

237 damaged or destroyed Catholic churches

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

Damaged or Burned Cities

Smolenski

Sevastopol

Kharkov

Novgorod

Kiev

Vitebsk

Bibliographyhttpwwwhistorycomthis-day-in-historysiege-of-leningrad-begins

httpwwwarmchairgeneralcomweapons-of-the-red-army-soviet-small-

arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

featurethe-five-best-weapons-war-the-soviet-union-10681

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arms-of-world-war-iihtm

Ings Simon Interview by Marina Koren The Atlantic Last modified May 5 2017

Accessed February 28 2018 httpswwwtheatlanticcomsciencechive

201705soviet-science-stalin525576

Peck Michael 5 Best Weapons of War from the Soviet Union National Interest

November 22 2014 Accessed February 28 2018 ttpnationalinterestorg

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mgrc=QUX_dmcLLRr1IM

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wilsoncenterorg Last modified July 7 2011 Accessed March 5 2018

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