That changed the course of history.
2006-06-21 17:22:19 · 11 answers · asked by Waffen-SS 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
While in the midst of a struggling war with Great Britain, Hitler decided to move his troops on another war front to oppose the Russian Red Army.
http://www.worldwar2database.com/html/barbarossa.htm
2006-06-21 17:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by TrickMeNicely 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Operation Barbarossa
2006-06-21 17:29:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Operation Barbarossa was the name given to Nazi Germany’s invasion of Russia on June 22nd 1941. Barbarossa the largest military attack of World War Two and was to have appalling consequences for the Russian people.
I would call it biting off more than one could chew.
2006-06-21 19:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by Greg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 3rd Reich attacked soviet union( operation Barbarossa )
War Directive#21 commenced.
2006-06-21 18:09:50 · answer #4 · answered by Erika VanOost 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Operation Barbarossa ... Nazi Germany continues the onslaught in Soviet / Bolshevik Russia. This, thusly, committed the Nazi's to a self-defeating two-front war that cost them dearly in men, materiel, and morale.
2006-06-21 17:27:25 · answer #5 · answered by TEK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of things but I think the most important was the Germans declared war on Russia and invaded.
2006-06-21 17:31:19 · answer #6 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 million Axis troops launched the largest land battle in history, the battle that was eventually to decide the fate of the second world war.....
2006-06-22 05:48:34 · answer #7 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Germans messed up and later went on to get their a$$e$ handed to them by the Soviets of all people
2006-06-21 19:58:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was june 22 65 years ago?
2006-06-21 17:26:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://features.yahoo.com/history
2006-06-21 17:26:18 · answer #10 · answered by Christian_Dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋