Sixty-nine-years ago today, 3.5 million German troops, plus another million from Nazi allies, invaded the USSR. (Geographically, the land now makes up Lithuania, Belarus, eastern Poland, Ukraine, and ...

Introduction -- Politics 1940-1941. Europe in July 1940 ; Hitler's ideology and strategy ; The monstrous scheme : a Greater Germanic empire ; Stalin's ideology and strategy -- The eve of war. The ...

In June 1941, Nazi Germany launched the largest land invasion in history against the Soviet Union. Hitler believed the Red Army would collapse quickly—but he severely underestimated Soviet resilience ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Lost in the glow of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy, the 83rd commemoration on 22 June of the German invasion of the Soviet ...

As Operation Barbarossa ground on in 1941, Hitler turned his attention toward Kyiv, seeking both a symbolic and strategic prize. This video looks at the push to capture Ukraine’s capital, the massive ...

Save the date for Thursday, March 13, at 12:15 p.m. when Paul Belanger, a SaddleBrooke resident, will give a talk on Hitler’s biggest mistake: The invasion of the Soviet Union on June 6, 1941. Many ...

Hitler is at the peak of his fanatical career, he has conquered France, and the German people are on his side. But now he's making the biggest mistake of his life. Hitler turns his gaze east and ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Unity of Command II: Barbarossa In this DLC, you command Axis forces during Operation Barbarossa, from their summer of roaring victories to the painful halt ...