Chapter The influence of weather conditions on German armour during Operation “Barbarossa” in the Soviet Union from June to December 1941

German tanks were not prepared for the weather conditions that prevailed in the autumn and winter of 1941 in the Soviet Union. Frequent engine failures caused by dust required a long repairs. During the winter, the vehicles got stuck in the snow, making it impossible to continue the attack. The Germ...

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Main Author: Michalski, Hubert
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Published: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego 2025
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1554212025-03-07T14:14:07Z Chapter The influence of weather conditions on German armour during Operation “Barbarossa” in the Soviet Union from June to December 1941 Michalski, Hubert German tanks were not prepared for the weather conditions that prevailed in the autumn and winter of 1941 in the Soviet Union. Frequent engine failures caused by dust required a long repairs. During the winter, the vehicles got stuck in the snow, making it impossible to continue the attack. The Germans took steps to modernize the construction of their tanks so that they could cope better in heavy terrain, mud and deep snow. 2025-03-07T14:14:06Z 2025-03-07T14:14:06Z 2020 chapter ONIX_20250307_9788382200584_846 9788382200584 9788382200577 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/155421 pol image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.press.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/wul/catalog/book/250 Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego 10.18778/8220-057-7.15 German tanks were not prepared for the weather conditions that prevailed in the autumn and winter of 1941 in the Soviet Union. Frequent engine failures caused by dust required a long repairs. During the winter, the vehicles got stuck in the snow, making it impossible to continue the attack. The Germans took steps to modernize the construction of their tanks so that they could cope better in heavy terrain, mud and deep snow. 10.18778/8220-057-7.15 83bfe9c9-323d-4283-b087-d859fd9af314 9788382200584 9788382200577 321-331 open access
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