Operation Barbarossa
Responsible for capturing the Ukraine & the Caucasus
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Responsible for capturing the Ukraine & the Caucasus
1st day of Operation Barbarossa, commands the Army Group North
First day of Operation Barbarossa, commands the 5 divisions of the 1st Panzer Group
Temperatures in Russia begin to drop below zero
Progress on Moscow is stopped due to the weather & Russian resistance
1st cases of frostbite are reported in the German Army
Convinces Hitler that the Russian resistance is on the verge of collapse
Kleists leading divisions begin to reach Rostov-on-Don
Kleists Panzers seize a bridge over the Don, the last barrier before the Caucasus. Crooses the Don but is forced back by Timoshenko
Reports to Hitler that the Russian weather has brought his forces to a standstill
The remains of 3 panzer groups are forced to continue against the Russian resistance
A reconnaisance battalion is driven out of a Moscow suburb
All German forces are held back by 70 degrees of frost
Captures the Bug Bridge leading to Brest Litovsk
Appointed Commander of the Army Group South
Ordered to provide air support for Army Group Centre under von Bock
Placed in charge of the economic exploitation of Russia
The Kerch Peninsular, Kharkov, Crimea & Sebastopol are captured
Holds the Corps bridgehead on the east bank of the Dneiper River
The German Armies are split at the Pripet Marshes
Soviet forces surround the mouth of the Dneiper
Soviet forces surrond 650,000 German troops in the Crimea
From July 1943 to May 1944 the Germans lose 41 Divisions in the East
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