It was the largest land invasion of history. And the turning point that would judge World War II. Today, on June 22, 1941, more than 3 million German soldiers crossed the Soviet border, marking the start of Barbarossa – the bloody conflict that would turn the eastern front into the toughest battle of war. Adolf Hitler was convinced that the Soviet Union would collapse within a few weeks. The plan was not just military – it was ideological, inspired by Lebensraum’s racist theory (living space). The goal: To conquer the vast areas of the East, to enslave the populations and to exterminate the “lower tribes”. The name of the business was “Barbarossa” – from the nickname of Frederick I, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and the leader of the Crusaders. The symbolic name revealed the Messianic vision of Nazi expansion. At the start of the operation, three huge military groups – North, Center and South – attack at the same time. More than […]
Source: News Beast
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