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Operation Barbarossa

  • Soviet offensive plans controversyThe year 1988 marked the beginning of a historical firestorm when Viktor Suvorov published Icebreaker: Who Started the Second World War.
  • Battle of UmanThe Wehrmacht advanced eastward in the initial weeks of Operation Barbarossa, defeating several Soviet mechanized corps at the Battle of Brody between 23 and…
  • Commissar OrderPlanning for Operation Barbarossa began in June 1940. Adolf Hitler started vague allusions to the operation during December 1940.
  • Hunger PlanGermany in the 1930s relied on foreign imports to feed its population. This dependency worsened when war broke out and the military requisitioned tractors…
  • First Battle of KharkovIn the fall of 1941, Kharkov stood as a vital rail and air link connecting Ukraine to Crimea, the Caucasus, the Dnieper region, and the Donbass.
  • Operation BarbarossaOn the 18th of December 1940, Adolf Hitler issued Führer Directive 21 to formally commit Germany to the invasion of the Soviet Union.