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1 day ago · Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa; Russian: Операция Барбаросса, romanized: Operatsiya Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during the Second World War.
- Frederick Barbarossa
Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also...
- Battle of Moscow
Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion plan, called for...
- Eastern Front
The Axis forces, led by Nazi Germany, began their advance...
- Operation Silver Fox
Operation Silver Fox (German: Silberfuchs; Finnish:...
- Operation Otto
Operation Otto (also known as Plan Otto) was the code name...
- Operation Haifisch
Operation Haifisch (Shark) was a German codename for the...
- Order of Battle for Operation Barbarossa
German advances during the opening phases of Operation...
- Wilhelm Ritter Von Leeb
Wilhelm Josef Franz Ritter von Leeb (5 September 1876 – 29...
- Frederick Barbarossa
4 days ago · Battle of Britain, during World War II, the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the German air force (Luftwaffe) from July through September 1940, after the fall of France.
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- The Battle of Britain was the successful defense of Great Britain against the air raids conducted by the German air force in 1940 after the fall of...
- The Battle of Britain took place between July and September 1940 during World War II.
- Winston Churchill was the British prime minister during the Battle of Britain.
- Acknowledging the importance of the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain, Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared, “Never in the field of hum...
2 days ago · On 18 December 1940, Hitler officially approved Operation Barbarossa, paving the way for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, in which he expected both Finland and Romania to participate.
May 22, 2024 · Operation Barbarossa. June 22, 1941. Siege of Leningrad. September 8, 1941 - January 27, 1944. Battle of Stalingrad.
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6 days ago · Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's grand plan to invade the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941, was characterized by its audaciousness. Intended to mirror the swift Blitzkrieg tactics employed in the ...
3 days ago · Germany wished to shield its southward flank prior to the launching of Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union, as well as its precious Romanian oilfields. Meanwhile, following the evacuation of its forces on mainland Greece, Britain was committed to the forward defense of Egypt, the hub from which many of its empire’s logistical spokes ...
