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  2. Operation Barbarossa - Wikipedia

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    Operation Barbarossa [g] was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. It was the largest and costliest land offensive in human history, with around 10 million combatants taking part, [ 26 ] and over 8 million casualties by the end of the operation.

  3. Haifisch ("Shark") (1941) — deception operation for Barbarossa, feint on Scotland and north-east England from Norway. Harpune ("Harpoon") (1941) — deception operation for Barbarossa, feint on southern England from France. München ("Munich") (1941) — joint German-Romanian offensive of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina.

  4. Eastern Front (World War II) - Wikipedia

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    Situation in Europe by May/June 1941, immediately before Operation Barbarossa The war was fought between Germany, its allies and Finland , against the Soviet Union and its allies. The conflict began on 22 June 1941 with the Operation Barbarossa offensive, when Axis forces crossed the borders described in the German–Soviet Nonaggression Pact ...

  5. Timeline of World War II (1941) - Wikipedia

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    Germany invades the Soviet Union with Operation Barbarossa, a three-pronged operation aimed at Leningrad, Moscow, and the southern oil fields of the Caucasus, ending the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. Romania invades south-western border areas of the Soviet Union in Europe on the side of Germany.

  6. Operation Barbarossa order of battle - Wikipedia

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    This is the order of battle for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. It was fought between the German-led Axis Forces and the Soviet Forces. The operation started on June 22, 1941, and ended on December 5, 1941, after Operation Typhoon.

  7. Army Group South - Wikipedia

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    22 June 1941 – 9 July 1942 9 February 1943 – 4 April 1944 23 September 1944 – 1 April 1945: Country Germany: Branch: Heer : Size: On 1 July 1942: 1,210,861 in total [1] Engagements: World War II. Invasion of Poland; Operation Barbarossa. Battle of Brody; Operation München; Battle of Uman; Battle of Kiev; First Battle of Kharkov; Crimean ...

  8. List of expansion operations and planning of the Axis powers

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    Operation Barbarossa (invasion of USSR, carried out 22 June 1941.) Original German Barbarossa plan, which contemplated to occupy eastern territory (far away Leningrad , Moscow , and Stalingrad ) until the Arkhangelsk–Astrakhan line - Baltic offensive operation (German Army Group North invasion of Baltic states , Belarus and North Russia to ...

  9. Battle of Kiev (1941) - Wikipedia

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    Operation Barbarossa, 22 June to 25 August 1941 Rundstedt issued his Order No. 5 on 10 August, ordering his forces to capture the west bank of the Dnieper River. As part of this operation, Nikolaev was captured by Germans on 16 August, and the SS panzer division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler reached Kherson on 19 August.