Make a chronicle of the events of the initial period of the Great Patriotic War.

Make a chronicle of the events of the initial period of the Great Patriotic War. Identify the characteristics and characteristics of this period of the war.

The first period of the Great Patriotic War was unsuccessful for the Red Army. The war began suddenly, the army was ill-prepared. Germany waged a lightning war, which complicated the defense. Also in the army there was no mood for victory, the soldiers voluntarily surrendered, retreated, because they believed that under Hitler it would not be worse. The stage ended in November 1942 with the battle for Moscow, which was won by the Red Army. This was a major victory during the war.