filling in the blank with the appropriate words and phrases from the text When Hitler decided to launch his____1___of Russia, he thought that nothing could ____2_____of his armies. ____3_____ it seemed, was inevitable. He had surprise on his side, _____4_____Stalin_____5___ by _____6__ his attack without a ___7_____ of war. Hitler expected the_____8_____to last only a few months. In the event, it was to ____9_____ for much longer. Like Napoleon before him, he had made a fatal mistake in failing to _____10____ the severity of the Russian weather. Many German soldiers were to_____11______the cold as winter set in, _____12______ the German advance____13_______