Question

What was the aim of Operation Barbarossa?

• A. The Germans wanted to destroy the Communist threat.
• B. The Russians wanted to destroy the Nazi threat.
• C. The British wanted more land for themselves.
• D. The Germans wanted more land for themselves.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The correct options are
A The Germans wanted to destroy the Communist threat.
D The Germans wanted more land for themselves.

Russia was the target for Germans, and they intended to capture a prime land for settling Germans in the long run. They wanted to destroy the communist regime and exploit Russia’s oil resources. For this, they launched ‘Operation Barbarossa' in June 1941.