THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN THE SOUTHERN USSR IN 1941
Journal: Вестник Пермского университета История
Year: 2025

The reasons for Germany's defeat in the first year of the Great Patriotic War are often associated with the negative impact of weather conditions on the actions of the Wehrmacht. The authors studied the impact of natural factors on the military operations of the Wehrmacht in the southern direction of the Soviet-German front in 1941 in the Northern Black Sea region, Northern Azov region and Donbass. The study is based on documents from the funds of the Central Archives of the Ministry of Defense