Modern era · 1941
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa 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 million Axis troops invaded the western Soviet Union along a 2,900-kilometer (1,800 mi) front, with the main goal of capturing territory up to a line between Arkhangelsk and Astrakhan, known as the A–A line.
- When
- 22 Jun 1941 – 5 Dec 1941
- Where
- Estonia
- Era
- Modern
Topics
World War II1939 – 1945Latvia1198 – todayEstonia1198 – todayRussia1223 – todayLithuania1236 – todaySoviet Union1848 – 1991Nazi Germany1860 – 1945
People
Richard von Weizsäcker1920 – 2015President of Germany from 1984 to 1994
Erich von Manstein1887 – 1973German field marshal (1887-1973)
Friedrich Paulus1890 – 1957German general (1890–1957)
Walther von Brauchitsch1881 – 1948German field marshal (1881-1948)
Franz Halder1884 – 1972German general (1884–1972)
Before and after
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