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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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The Massive Russian Meat Grinder at Yelnya
Under the scorching summer sun, the Red Army found itself teetering on the edge of disaster. It was late July 1941, merely a month after the launch of Operation Barbarossa, and the relentless Axis ...
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The First 24 Hours of Operation Barbarossa
On June 22, 1941, over three million German soldiers stormed into the Soviet Union. In just 24 hours, entire divisions were ...
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 ...
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