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Tag Archives: Operation Barbarossa
This week in the War, 14–20 July 1941: Barbarossa 3—Hitler turns south
This week in the war, on 19 July 1941, Hitler ordered Panzergruppe II and the German Second Army to turn south and link with Panzergruppe I in a pincer movement to surround Kiev and the Soviet 5th Army. The manoeuvre … Continue reading →
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This week in the War, 23–29 June 1941: Barbarossa 2
This week in the war, Operation Barbarossa continued its spectacular success. In the north, German forces spread out into Latvia and Lithuania. In the centre, a pincer movement cuts off huge numbers of Russian troops in the vicinity of Minsk. … Continue reading →
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This week in the War, 16–22 June 1941: Barbarossa!
On 22 June 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa. Over three and a half million troops with 3,600 tanks and 2,700 planes invaded the Soviet Union on a front that extended from the Baltic coast to the shores of the Black … Continue reading →
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Tagged Hitler, Operation Barbarossa, The Wolf's Lair, Wavell, Wolfsschanze
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This week in the War, 18–24 November 1940: Hungary, Romania & Slovakia join the Tripartite Pact
This week in the war, three more countries joined the German-Italian-Japanese ‘Axis’ by signing the Tripartite Pact: Hungary (20 November 1940), Romania (23 November 1940), and Slovakia (24 November 1940). Stalin had also been approached and was considering signing. Of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Axis, Heydrich, Hirohito, Hitler, Hungary, Ion Antonescu, Mussolini, Operation Barbarossa, Pal Teleki, Romania, Slovakia, Stalin, Tripartite Pact, Vojtech Tuka
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This week in the War, 28 Oct–3 Nov 1940: Emergenza G—Crisis in Greece
The euro: €. Today, everyone knows that the present decline in the European currency has much to do with the current crisis in Greece. Like anywhere else, Greece has known ups and downs, and will eventually bounce back. Believe me, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Greece, Hitler, Mussolini, Operation Barbarossa, Sepp Dietrich
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