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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 .
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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 ...
The Army was subsequently reorganized and continued to fight on the Eastern Front, including in the Battle of Bautzen. On 1 January 1945, the 17th Army (then under Army Group A) contained the 78th, 320th, 544th and 545th Volksgrenadier Divisions as well as the 359th and 371st Infantry Divisions. These six divisions had a total strength of ...
The 18th Army (German: 18. Armee ) was a World War II field army in the German Wehrmacht . Formed in November 1939 in Military Region ( Wehrkreis ) VI, the 18th Army was part of the offensive into the Netherlands ( Battle of the Netherlands ) and Belgium ( Battle of Belgium ) during Fall Gelb and later moved into France in 1940.
The Tikhvin Offensive was a military operation undertaken by the German army in October 1941 during World War II in the course of Operation Barbarossa.The offensive, conducted entirely around the Volkhov River, was launched by Adolf Hitler with the primary objective of cutting off the supply routes supplying Leningrad.
Pages in category "Military operations of World War II involving Germany" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 250 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
The defense of Brest Fortress was the first battle of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union launched on 22 June 1941. The German Army attacked without warning, expecting to take Brest on the first day, using only infantry and artillery, but it took them a week, and only after two bombardments by the Luftwaffe.