Math for Russians.

Lebensraum "was possible only in the East...If land was desired in Europe, it could be obtained by and large only at the expense of Russia..."

"And so we National Socialists...take up where we broke off six hundred years ago. We stop the endless German movement to the south and west, and turn our gaze toward the land in the East.

"If we speak of soil in Europe today, we can primarly have in mind only Russia and her vassal border states."


                               OPERATION BARBAROSSA



NAZI GERMANY                                                                                 SOVIET UNION

Casualties and losses

Total military casualties: 800,000+ Breakdown Casualties of 1941: (according to German Armymedical reports) 167,347 killed in action for the three army groups[12] 600,584 wounded in action for the three army groups[12] 34,527 missing in action for the three army groups[12] 28,445 killed, wounded or missing in action for Army Norway[12] 11,000 captured by the Soviets (according to Red Army reports)[13] 2,827 aircraft destroyed[14] 2,400+ tanks destroyed[15]

Total military casualties: 4,000,000+ Breakdown Casualties of 1941: (based on Soviet archives) 566,852 killed in action[16] 235,339 died of non-combat causes[16] 1,336,147 sick or wounded via combat and non-combat causes[16] 2,335,482 missing in action[16] ~500,000 Soviet reservistscaptured while still mobilizing[16] 3,355,499 captured by the Germans (according to AOKWehrmachtreports)[17] 21,200 aircraft lost[14] 20,500 tanks destroyed[18]