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'''Operation Barbarossa''', the largest military operation of all time, was [[Nazi Germany]]'s invasion of the [[Soviet Union]] which began on June 22, 1941. It was planned for earlier in the year, but was delayed due to Germany's need to conquer [[Greece]] first after [[Italy]]'s disastrous effort to attack that country had met with failure.
'''Operation Barbarossa''', the largest military operation of all time, was [[Nazi Germany]]'s invasion of the [[Soviet Union]] in [[World War II]] which began on June 22, 1941. It was planned for earlier in the year, but was delayed due to Germany's need to conquer [[Greece]] first after [[Italy]]'s disastrous effort to attack that country had met with failure.
The operation against the Soviet Union was a 'Blitzkrieg' ('lightning war') that saw the German Wehrmacht and its allies advance cover greater distances in less time than any of their other campaigns. Of course it would also need to, due to the vast land area that made up the Soviet Union and Russia in particular. The [[Luftwaffe]] worked in co-ordination with the [[Panzer]] Divisions to ensure as rapid an advance as possible. The attack aimed to reach the capital of the [[USSR]], [[Moscow]], before the dreaded Russian winter set in, but failed to do so. The Russians threw back the German armies at that time; their first military success.
The operation against the Soviet Union was a 'Blitzkrieg' ('lightning war') that saw the German Wehrmacht and its allies advance cover greater distances in less time than any of their other campaigns. Of course it would also need to, due to the vast land area that made up the Soviet Union and Russia in particular. The [[Luftwaffe]] worked in co-ordination with the [[Panzer]] Divisions to ensure as rapid an advance as possible. The attack aimed to reach the capital of the [[USSR]], [[Moscow]], before the dreaded Russian winter set in, but failed to do so. The Russians threw back the German armies at that time; their first military success.