hitler gave this name to the attack
2007-08-08 22:13:58 · 5 answers · asked by alex m 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Because Hiter was obsessed with history and Barbarossa was the nickname of the great Franco-German emperor. It means 'red beard'.
2007-08-08 22:17:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The operation was named after the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa of the Holy Roman Empire, a 12th Century Crusader.
2007-08-09 07:03:46 · answer #2 · answered by Reston 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Operational code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. (Barbarossa, or "Red Beard" was the nickname for Emperor Frederick I, who attempted to unify Germanic states in the 12th century.)
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2007-08-09 05:18:09 · answer #3 · answered by Knownow't 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For that great red-bearded teutonic king from the middle ages who waged war against the Slavs....
2007-08-09 13:51:04 · answer #4 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After a Teutonic war hero of old, who drove back eastern invaders from the first Reich!
2007-08-09 05:18:03 · answer #5 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋