Operation Barbarossa (22 jun 1941 ano – 5 dez 1941 ano)

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Operation Barbarossa was the code name of the invasion of the Soviet Union by the Germans. The failure of German troops to defeat Soviet forces in the battle signalled a crucial turning point in the war. Until Barbarossa, Germany and the Soviet Union had a nonaggression pact; however, Hitler decided to betray them with a massive invasion with three great army groups with over three million German soldiers and three thousand tanks across the frontier into the Soviet land. This event was a turning point in World War Two as its failure forced Nazi Germany to fight a two-front war against a country with superior resources. This war resulted in Germany having serious deficiency in everything

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