Operation Babarossa: June 22, 1941
Napoleon declared war on Russia: June 22, 1812
Was it the eternal return theory?
Operation Babarossa: June 22, 1941
Napoleon declared war on Russia: June 22, 1812
Was it the eternal return theory?
>Study Napoleon's russian campaign to not repeat his mistakes
>fall for the same old tricks.
More like eternal failure
Hitler avoided attacking Moscow, he was actually defeated by massive US supply to Russia
>Hitler avoided attacking Moscow
Except that, you know, taking Moscow was vital for Hitler's plans.
no oil fields in moscow
That's correct, but I don't see where you're trying to get. Taking Moscow, Leningrad and Ukraine but Moscow especially was the main goal of Barbarossa
The two campaigns had nothing in common. Napoleon's army was a march to Moscow, the Russians didn't give him a major battle (except Borodino) and he went back. Hitler's armies actually occupied a shitload of land and were pushed back later on.
The only similarities was the Russian strategy of retreating and shitting up everything for the enemy.
Napoleon was competent, so no.
>t. burger
there are some similarities but loads of significant differences
-Napoleon fought a defensive war while Hitler was completely offensive
-Napoleon enforced more progressive ideals while Hitler tried to enforce more traditional ones
-Napoleon ultimately left his conquered countries alone to govern themselves (he conquered them so they can leave France alone) while the Reich wanted to gain more land at the expense of its neighbors
-Russian winters outright destroyed Napoleon's army whereas it only Stalled Hitler's army (Stalin kept Hitler Stalin') giving the Russians time to build up their army to actually destroy Hitler
-Napoleon was a fucking genius whereas Hitler surrounded himself with fucking geniuses