In the early hours of June 22, 1941, Germany launched the largest invasion in human history, convinced the Soviet Union would collapse almost immediately. The opening blows were devastating, ...

Early on June 22, 1941, the largest invasion in the history of warfare kicked off. Millions of Axis troops crossed into the Soviet Union, marking the beginning of Operation Barbarossa. Germans troops ...

One of the most momentous decisions in history was Adolf Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. Operation Barbarossa transformed Nazi Germany’s war from a one-front struggle, against ...

On June 22, 1941, the armed forces of Germany and its allies launched a massive invasion of the Soviet Union. Stretching from ...