Operation Barbarossa was the largest military invasion in history, launched by Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union in 1941.

In June 1941, Nazi Germany launched the biggest invasion in history against the Soviet Union. This video walks you through ...

Introduction -- Politics 1940-1941. Europe in July 1940 ; Hitler's ideology and strategy ; The monstrous scheme : a Greater Germanic empire ; Stalin's ideology and strategy -- The eve of war. The ...

When Russian President Vladimir Putin says it was the Soviet Union, not the Western allies, that defeated Nazism and “saved the entire world,” he can point to this date, June 22, as a pivotal moment ...

In this prelude to Operation Barbarossa, Kings and Generals explores how Hitler and the German High Command prepared to ...

Key Point: A delayed invasion would have been a gift to the Soviets. One of the most momentous decisions in history was Adolf Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. Operation ...

On this day, June 22: Several key incidents took place on this day, June 22, and continue to impact our lives. In 1983, the day witnessed the historic ‘Hand of God’ goal by iconic footballer Diego ...

Save the date for Thursday, March 13, at 12:15 p.m. when Paul Belanger, a SaddleBrooke resident, will give a talk on Hitler’s biggest mistake: The invasion of the Soviet Union on June 6, 1941. Many ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Lost in the glow of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy, the 83rd commemoration on 22 June of the German invasion of the Soviet ...