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Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa: Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union
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Operation Barbarossa
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Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.
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D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
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Modified link of Web site: Imperial War Museum - Operation Barbarossa And Germany's Failure In The Soviet Union. Sep 18, 2026
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - How Hitler Encouraged His Troops to Commit War Crimes. Jul 22, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 15, 2026
Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - Operation Barbarossa Begins (PDF). Jan 17, 2026
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Operation Barbarossa. Apr 25, 2025
Add new Web site: The University of Warwick - Barbarossa: the Soviet Response, 1941* (PDF). Dec 16, 2024
Add new Web site: World War II Database - Operation Barbarossa. Oct 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Army University Press - NCO Journal - Operation Barbarossa. Jul 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Weapons and Warfare - A Lesson of History: The Luftwaffe and�Barbarossa. May 31, 2024
Add new Web site: Imperial War Museum - Operation Barbarossa And Germany's Failure In The Soviet Union. Apr 17, 2024
Add new Web site: The National WWII Museum - Operation Barbarossa: The Biggest of All Time. Mar 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - Operation Barbarossa: How Stalin was Blindsided by Berlin. Dec 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Ohio State University - Origins - Operation Barbarossa. Oct 17, 2023
Add new Web site: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Holocaust Encyclopedia - Invasion of the Soviet Union, June 1941. Aug 08, 2023
Replaced photograph. Nov 16, 2021
Rearranged media. May 19, 2021
Corrected display issue. Aug 23, 2019
Media added. May 29, 2015
Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Operation Barbarossa. May 14, 2014
New article added. Jun 15, 2011
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