8h 19min, jan 22, 1941 y - HITLER ATTACKS THE SOVIET UNION (OPERATION BARBAROSSA) This was the surprise Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, its own ally during the invasion of Poland. The attack was initially very effective and surprising to the Soviets despite warnings from the Allied countries.
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