Operation Barbarossa

Operation Barbarossa

This video gives an overview of the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
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    As Soviet troops entered Berlin and the Battle of Berlin raged on, Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945.
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    Learn about the Potsdam Conference, attended by Winston Churchill, Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin, to decide the future of Germany and Europe after World War II.
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    Learn about Operation Barbarossa, the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union that began in June 1941. From The Second World War: Triumph of the Axis (1963), a documentary by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation.