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June 1941 in Europe

  • Battle of Białystok–MinskField Marshal Fedor von Bock commanded Army Group Center as it prepared to strike from Poland on the 22nd of June 1941. The Wehrmacht's armored forces…
  • Operation BarbarossaOn the 18th of December 1940, Adolf Hitler issued Führer Directive 21 to formally commit Germany to the invasion of the Soviet Union.
  • Battle of CreteHitler signed Directive 28 on the 25th of April 1941, ordering an invasion of Crete. The German Army High Command remained preoccupied with finalizing…