Operation Barbarossa (22 jun 1941 año – 5 dic 1941 año)
Descripción:
-German attack on USSR, breaking non-aggression pact
-extreme underestimation of Soviet strength - end of Nazi military success (Hitler "prisoner of his own myth of infallibility")
-in line with Hitler's aims: Greater Germany, Lebensraum in the east, resources, & elimination of USSR
-led to formation of Grand Alliance (along with Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor)
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fecha:
22 jun 1941 año
5 dic 1941 año
~ 5 months and 16 days