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When did the Eastern Front of World War II begin and end?
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Eastern Front
Red Army soldier waving the Soviet flag during the Battle of Stalingrad.
The Eastern Front of World War II began on June 22, 1941, with the launch of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The conflict in this theater concluded on May 8, 1945, coinciding with the general surrender of German forces following the Battle of Berlin.123