Operation "BARBAROSSA" was a success at first, but after they encircled half a million soviets in Kiev, everything went down hill after they launched Operation "TYPHOON". They planned to encircle Moscow, but the winter halted the wehrmacht's offensive. and btw germany lost a lot of troops after they encircled Kiev, they only had about 2 million troops to the soviets 4 million troops after operation "TYPHOON". The soviets counter attacked the germans after the failed operation. Hitler never really wanted to go to Moscow, he wanted the soviets resources in the Ukraine, and the oil from the Caucasus. in Operation "BLAU" Hitlers dream will come true....... But it didn't. in fact it was a complete disaster.