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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 several of its European Axis allies starting on 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 ...

  3. 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.

  4. Siege of Odessa - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Odessa, known to the Soviets as the defence of Odessa, lasted from 8 August until 16 October 1941, during the early phase of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. Odessa was a port on the Black Sea in the Ukrainian SSR. On 22 June 1941, the Axis powers invaded the Soviet Union.

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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.

  7. End of World War II in Europe - Wikipedia

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    VE-Day: Following news of the German surrender, spontaneous celebrations erupted all over the world on 7 May, including in Western Europe and the United States. As the Germans officially set the end of operations for 2301 Central European Time on 8 May, that day is celebrated across Europe as V-E Day.

  8. Battle of Moscow - Wikipedia

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    Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion plan, called for the capture of Moscow within four months.On 22 June 1941, Axis forces invaded the Soviet Union, destroyed most of the Soviet Air Force (VVS) on the ground, and advanced deep into Soviet territory using blitzkrieg tactics to destroy entire Soviet armies.

  9. Evacuation in the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    The front lines of fighting between the Wehrmacht and the Soviets in the first six months after Operation Barbarossa. Evacuation in the Soviet Union was the mass migration of western Soviet citizens and its industries eastward as a result of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia launched by Nazi Germany in June 1941 as part of World War II.