Just how cold ❄ was it on the Eastern Front during first years of Operation Barbarossa? The German invasion of Russia. Looking at Meteorological data of the period, the Russian winter of 1941-42, was the coldest recorded winter in Europe of the 20th century. From 1st Dec to 31st March the average morning ground temperature around Moscow ranged from a high of 0.8 degrees C to a low of -35.6 degrees C on Xmas day, of all days. Throw in a wind chill and winter cyclones that occurred unusually frequently over this winter. It wasn't a time to be outside fighting a war. For the Germans dressed in their summer uniforms, fatally with the summation, that the War would be over by Xmas, it soon became a disaster. Equipment stop working in the cold and for the soldier, hypothermia and frost bite became the greatest threat to survival. No time to go into more detail, these 'snow wolves' need a hand pushing this pak up the hill. Ready... 1,2,3 push your computer 💻 keyboard keys and find us @www.tallyhochap.com #winterwar #winterwarfare #winteriscoming #easternfront #russianfront #russianwinter #wwii #ww2 #worldwarii #commandocomics #tallyhochap https://www.instagram.com/p/BqfsLZWFeLk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fxlqbv047f4w
