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Podcast: WW2 Stories & Real War Stories
Episode: Operation Barbarossa 'German Invasion' - June 22, 1941 (WW2 Stories & World War 2 Events)
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Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II, which began on June 22, 1941. It was named after Frederick Barbarossa, the medieval Holy Roman Emperor.
The operation was the largest military campaign in history in terms of manpower, area traversed, and casualties. It marked a crucial turning point in World War II, shifting the conflict into a truly global war and beginning the deadliest phase of the conflict on the Eastern Front.
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