Operation Barbarossa[g] was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. More than 3.8 …

Dec 2, 2025 · Operation Barbarossa, during World War II, code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which was launched on June 22, 1941. The failure of German troops to …

Mar 14, 2025 · The Axis offensive of June-December 1941 was code-named Operation Barbarossa ('Redbeard') after Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor (reigned 1155 to …

Be careful about superlatives, that is, until you’re talking about Operation Barbarossa, the surprise German invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 and the nearly four years of war that …

Oct 12, 2025 · Hayrettin Barbarossa (“Redbeard”) established Ottoman supremacy in the 16th-century Mediterranean. From his humble beginnings working in the pottery trade, Barbarossa …

Operation Barbarossa, Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, marked the beginning of a campaign that would ultimately decide the Second World War. Despite initial German success, …

Dec 20, 2024 · Operation Barbarossa, launched on June 22, 1941, was Nazi Germany’s massive invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. Named after Frederick I “Barbarossa,” the …

Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany’s World War II invasion of the Soviet Union, which began on June 22, 1941. The operation was driven by Adolf Hitler’s ideological …

Jul 21, 2025 · Hitler’s Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, began on June 22, 1941 and initially, German forces achieved significant breakthroughs, but Hitler’s strategic …

Oct 29, 2009 · On June 22, 1941, more than 3 million German and Axis troops invaded the Soviet Union along an 1,800-mile-long front, launching Operation Barbarossa.