Failure of Sweden, France, Germany, Italy to invade Russia

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Sweden invasion, France invasion, Germany invasion all failed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_invasion_of_Russia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_invasion_of_Russia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Britain did fight Russia in Crimea but it was not a full scale invasion of Russia.

@gambit @pakistanipower @vostok @LeGenD

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

russia due its large size and winter it cannot be invaded easly

That plus it's got high tech and large population and very nationalistic they fight to the death for every inch of land.

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

Then again, the Swedish Army marched into Moscow 1610 after defeating the Russians on their way. Of course this was to save the Tsar, because his own troops were totally incompetent.
When the Tsar failed to come up with the money promised for the help, and failed to hand over some territory, the Swedish Infantry, not beeing payed, refused to fight in a battle vs Polish troops invading Russia from the South a few months later.
With the Russian part of the Army running away, the Poles had an easy victory, making Russia to be Polands bitch for quite some time. Meanwhile Sweden annexed the territory earlier promised.

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

Britain did fight Russia in Crimea but it was not a full scale invasion of Russia.

@gambit @pakistanipower @vostok @LeGenD

It was done to give the ottomans a lollipop

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

It was done to give the ottomans a lollipop

And from which came Florence Nightingale.

 

[Nein]

You forgot to add the Ottomans who invaded Russian territory in WW1 only for them to get beaten back along with freezing cold which destroyed a lot of their soldiers in the battle of Sarikarmish.

 

[Damir877]

You forgot to add the Ottomans who invaded Russian territory in WW1 only for them to get beaten back along with freezing cold which destroyed a lot of their soldiers in the battle of Sarikarmish.

To be honest Sarikamish was only after Russians entered Ottoman territory during the Bergmann offensive.

 

[Kambojaric]

Everyone except the Mongols

 

[dexter]

Everyone except the Mongols

They are the exception.
Mongol train has no brakes

 

[Kambojaric]

They are the exception.
Mongol train has no brakes

The train had no brakes indeed, except when a Kurultai was going to take place . Then the horde would find a magical handbrake and make their way back to Mongolia like it was a 10 min walk down the road.

 

[nahtanbob]

Then again, the Swedish Army marched into Moscow 1610 after defeating the Russians on their way. Of course this was to save the Tsar, because his own troops were totally incompetent.
When the Tsar failed to come up with the money promised for the help, and failed to hand over some territory, the Swedish Infantry, not beeing payed, refused to fight in a battle vs Polish troops invading Russia from the South a few months later.
With the Russian part of the Army running away, the Poles had an easy victory, making Russia to be Polands bitch for quite some time. Meanwhile Sweden annexed the territory earlier promised.

the winter is a bitch

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

the winter is a bitch

Sweden has invaded the core of Russia twice, 1610, after beeing offered money by the Tsar to do so, and 1709 after Russia declared war on Sweden in 1700.
Both times it was during summertime, which still caused logistics problem.
It is really not feasable to win in the long run, considering the difference in population size.
The only winter battle I can think of was the Battle of Narva, where Sweden used a snow storm to achieve a decisive victory against a Russian force, three times its size.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Narva_(1700)

 

[nahtanbob]

Sweden has invaded the core of Russia twice, 1610, after beeing offered money by the Tsar to do so, and 1709 after Russia declared war on Sweden in 1700.
Both times it was during summertime, which still caused logistics problem.
It is really not feasable to win in the long run, considering the difference in population size.
The only winter battle I can think of was the Battle of Narva, where Sweden used a snow storm to achieve a decisive victory against a Russian force, three times its size.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Narva_(1700)

I remember one battle where Swedish army froze and lost. I forget my European history. it has been a while

 

[Damir877]

I remember one battle where Swedish army froze and lost. I forget my European history. it has been a while

Battle of Copenhagen vs Denmark.