1812/1941: Hitler's Obsession with Napoleon's Defeat

Real Time History

S2023E01
E1
January 6, 2023 8 min

Overview

When Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union in 1941, Napoleon's failed campaign was on many minds. Hitler specifically wanted to avoid a repetition of 1812 and even when his luck ran out was adamant to avoid any comparisons.

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