Reasons For The German Invasion Of Operation Barbarossa

This is a picture of German soldiers fighting the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa. Operation Barbarossa was a surprise invasion on the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany. The reason for the invasion was to capture soviet land so they could resettle Germans. They also wanted to use Slavs for slave labor and capture oil reserves in the Caucasus. The Germans made good progress capturing major areas but, after the Battle of Moscow the invasion took a pause. Winter weakened the German offense and soviet troops were able to launch a counteroffensive and eventually lead to the defeat of the German invasion.