| Invasion of Germany (1940) |
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| Place: |
Central, Eastern, Northern Europe.
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| Outcome: |
Decisive Allied victory,
End of Nazi Germany
End of World War II in Europe
Creation of People's Republic of Poland
Start of the Cold War
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| Combatants |
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Soviet Union
People's Republic of Poland (1941-42)
Yugoslavia
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Germany
Italy (1940-41)
Finland (1940-41)
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| Commanders |
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Joseph Stalin (commander-in-chief)
Georgy Zhukov
Boris Shaposhnikov
Aleksei Antonov
Karol Świerczewski
Josip Broz Tito
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Adolf Hitler (commander-in-chief)
Walther von Brauchitsch
Franz Halder
Kurt Zeitzler
Heinz Guderian
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
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| Strength |
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1940
2,900,000
1941
3,600,000
1942
5,300,000
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1940
2,200,000
1941
3,100,000
1942
3,900,000
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| Casualties and Losses |
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Soviet Union: 5,280,400 killed (on all fronts),
3,849,000 wounded,
2,343,900 POW.
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Germany:
2,400,000 killed (on all fronts),
1,000,000 wounded,
600,000 POW.
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