... proved decisive, as America knocked Japan out of the war through the use of Atomic weapons and joined forces with the Allies to Destroy Hitler's Germany in Europe. On June 22nd 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, the biggest land invasion the world had ever seen (Calvocoressi, 1972, p116). Hitler's aim was to push to the Eastern frontier of the Reich, to the line of Leningrad to Moscow and Stalingrad to Astrakhan; capturing these cities along with the key oil wells of the Caucasus in the south (Fuller, 1948, p116). It was a daring offensive that needed precision timing and co-ordination of valuable supply lines. Hitler did not want to make the grave mistake of dragging the conflict out into the harsh Russian winter. Operation Barbarossa had also opened Germany up to war on two fronts, and victory in the East needed to be swift so he could direct his armies West ...

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