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1941 Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII
Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during
Operation_Barbarossa
German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II
This is the order of battle for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. It was fought between the German-led
Operation Barbarossa order of battle
Operation_Barbarossa_order_of_battle
German Army field marshal (1880–1945)
to Generalfeldmarschall. Bock was successful during Operation Barbarossa and commanded Operation Typhoon, the German attempt to capture Moscow during
Fedor_von_Bock
Topics referred to by the same term
(1122–1190), Holy Roman Emperor Hayreddin Barbarossa (c. 1478–1546), Ottoman admiral Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in World
Barbarossa
German Commander-in-Chief during World War II (1881–1948)
On 22 June 1941, Field Marshal Brauchitsch oversaw the launch of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. Despite initially presiding
Walther_von_Brauchitsch
Wehrmacht criminal order of World War II
Wilhelm Keitel on 13 May 1941. The decree declared that the upcoming Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, would be a war of extermination
Barbarossa_decree
German mountain division
being upgraded and renamed the SS Division Nord in preparation for Operation Barbarossa. Its original personnel came from Allgemeine-SS paramilitary units
6th_SS_Mountain_Division_Nord
Axis and Soviet air operations during Operation Barbarossa took place over a six-month period, 22 June – December, 1941. Aviation played a critical role
Aerial warfare during Operation Barbarossa
Aerial_warfare_during_Operation_Barbarossa
Nazi plan for the genocide of Jews
extermination of Jews was carried out in two major operations. With the onset of Operation Barbarossa, mobile killing units of the SS, the Einsatzgruppen
Final_Solution
General and chief of staff in Nazi Germany
During World War II, he directed the planning and implementation of Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. Halder became instrumental
Franz_Halder
Nazi paramilitary death squads, part of the SS
to Operation Barbarossa, the planned invasion of the Soviet Union, Hitler dictated his "Guidelines in Special Spheres re: Directive No. 21 (Operation Barbarossa)"
Einsatzgruppen
Name of three distinct German Army groups in the Eastern Front of World War II
three army groups into which Germany organised their forces for Operation Barbarossa. Army Group South's principal objective was to capture Soviet Ukraine
Army_Group_South
German Wehrmacht Heer general (1888–1954)
General) during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. The campaign ended in failure after the German offensive Operation Typhoon failed
Heinz_Guderian
German army officer (1907–1944)
Invasion of Poland, the 1941–42 invasion of the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa and the Tunisian campaign, during which he was severely wounded,
Claus_von_Stauffenberg
during the Holocaust. Invading Soviet-controlled Belarus as a part of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany subjected Chachersk and neighboring shtetls to systematic
The Holocaust in Chachersk district
The_Holocaust_in_Chachersk_district
SS officer and war criminal (1915–1976)
Reichsführer-SS Himmler informed adjutant Peiper about the upcoming Operation Barbarossa (22 June – 5 December 1941), for the invasion, conquest, and German
Joachim_Peiper
Soviet and Polish general (1896–1968)
counter-attack that was the most significant Soviet tank operation of the early stages of Operation Barbarossa. The battle involved a large-scale attack involving
Konstantin_Rokossovsky
Nazi officer (1914–1944)
Germany opened the Eastern Front by invading the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. Diekmann returned to the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, which
Adolf_Diekmann
Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190
(especially under Emperor Wilhelm I), and the Nazi movement (Operation Barbarossa, Barbarossa decree) resulting in mixed legacies. Frederick was born to
Frederick_Barbarossa
Theatre of war in Europe
Front". The Axis forces, led by Germany, invaded the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa on 22 June 1941. Despite warnings and the deployment of Axis armies
Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
Nazi Military unit
before the attack and joined the invading force thereafter. After Operation Barbarossa began in 1941, they also included Soviet prisoners of war who volunteered
Sonderdienst
Battle on the Eastern Front of World War II
'Cauldron-battle at Smolensk') was a battle during the second phase of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, in World War II. It was fought
Battle_of_Smolensk_(1941)
German general and war criminal (1887–1963)
Reinhardt and XLI Panzer Corps were deployed on the Eastern Front for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in June. In late June Reinhardt's
Georg-Hans_Reinhardt
German field marshal (1875–1953)
decision for an attack on the Soviets the following spring, codenamed Operation Barbarossa. At this point, Rundstedt learned that he was to give up his quiet
Gerd_von_Rundstedt
Russian aerial commander (1900–1963)
Zhigarev was the Commander of the Air Force during the entirety of Operation Barbarossa. Upon the outbreak of war, the VVS possessed 7,850 aircraft in the
Pavel_Zhigarev
Secret post-WWII United States program
logistical disadvantage, having failed to conquer the USSR with Operation Barbarossa (June–December 1941), and its drive for the Caucasus (June 1942 –
Operation_Paperclip
Soviet counterintelligence agencies (1943–46)
success of the Red Army's surprise attack. Before Operation Bagration, the largest Allied operation of the Second World War, SMERSH caught and "doubled"
SMERSH
Soviet medium tank, Second World War
The tank was praised by German generals when encountered during Operation Barbarossa, although its armour and armament were surpassed later in the war
T-34
Soviet military leader (1896–1974)
supports their view, arguing that Adolf Hitler's decision to launch Operation Barbarossa was not because of a sense of urgent foreboding, but rather from
Georgy_Zhukov
German World War II general and war criminal
invasions of Poland and France. He commanded the 3rd Panzer Group during Operation Barbarossa in 1941, a position in which he assisted in the destruction of several
Hermann_Hoth
1943 tank battle in the Soviet Union
Kursk. The heavy losses sustained by Germany since the opening of Operation Barbarossa had resulted in a shortage in infantry and artillery. Units were
Battle_of_Kursk
Strategic operation conducted during Operation Barbarossa
penetration of the Soviet border region in the opening stage of Operation Barbarossa, lasting from 22 June to 9 July 1941. The Army Group's 2nd Panzer
Battle_of_Białystok–Minsk
German army division during World War II
western Europe. Sweeping east, the division was then a component of Operation Barbarossa, the German attack on the Soviet Union; it was badly mauled at the
9th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
9th_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Nephew of Adolf Hitler (1920–1942)
the 23rd Potsdamer Artillery Regiment in 1941 and participated in Operation Barbarossa, serving on the Eastern Front as a radio operator for Army Group
Heinz_Hitler
Military unit of Nazi Germany
the crucial battles of the German-Soviet war of 1941–45, including Operation Barbarossa, the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk
4th_Panzer_Army
Military unit
along with many others on 19 July 1940. The 4th Army took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941 as part of Fedor von Bock's Army Group Center and took part
4th_Army_(Wehrmacht)
Soviet military commander (1897–1968)
someone or other is going to be resentful." On June 22, 1941, when Operation Barbarossa started, Meretskov was appointed permanent adviser to Stavka. However
Kirill_Meretskov
World War II military campaign in 1941
influence on the launching of Operation Barbarossa. According to Robert Kirchubel, "the main causes for deferring Barbarossa's start from 15 May to 22 June
German_invasion_of_Greece
Nazi plan to invade the Soviet Union
the assumption that the Soviet Union could never recover. During Operation Barbarossa, the Germans in reality destroyed 248 divisions, but due to the Soviet
Operation_Otto
German field marshal (1881–1954)
of France, the Battle of Belgium, the Invasion of Yugoslavia and Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. During the Battle of France, units
Paul_Ludwig_Ewald_von_Kleist
1941 German invasion of the Baltic states
offensive launched by the Wehrmacht in Operation Barbarossa. The operation consisted of three distinct smaller operations Border defensive battles (22–24 June
Baltic_operation
German Nazi leader of the SS (1900–1945)
of other victims during the Holocaust. A day before the launch of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, Himmler commissioned the drafting of Generalplan Ost
Heinrich_Himmler
WW2 battle in Finland
prevent Soviet capture of the mines. The operation was carried out by the Wehrmacht as part of Operation Barbarossa, the German attack on the Soviet Union
Operation_Renntier
German army division during World War II
southeast of Lötzen in preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Operation Barbarossa began at 03:05 on 22 June 1941. Resistance
7th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
7th_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Military goal of Operation Barbarossa
Arkhangelsk–Astrakhan line, or A–A line for short, was the military goal of Operation Barbarossa. It is also known as the Volga–Arkhangelsk line, as well as (more
A–A_line
German field marshal (1876–1956)
C, responsible for the breakthrough of the Maginot Line. During Operation Barbarossa – the invasion of the Soviet Union – Leeb commanded Army Group North
Wilhelm_Ritter_von_Leeb
1942 German military operation
bringing about the complete collapse of the Soviet war effort. After Operation Barbarossa failed to destroy the Soviet Union as a political and military threat
Case_Blue
German general and fighter pilot during World War II (1919–1983)
6/I—Unternehmen "BARBAROSSA"—Einsatz im Osten—22.6. bis 5.12.1941 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 6/I—Operation "BARBAROSSA"—Action
Gerhard_Barkhorn
Soviet military strategy in the 1920s and 1930s
operations had a huge impact on Soviet military capability. Fully engaging in the Second World War (after the Winter War) after Operation Barbarossa,
Deep_operation
Name of two German Army Groups in the Eastern Front of World War II
The first Army Group Centre was created during the planning of Operation Barbarossa, Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, as one of the three German
Army_Group_Centre
Oberführer in the Waffen-SS (1913–1973)
France until April 1941 when it was transferred east to prepare for Operation Barbarossa. On the eastern front the Totenkopf fought as part of the German
Georg_Bochmann
border incident Skirmish at Diosig Axis invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) June–December 1941 Defense of Brest Fortress June 1941 Siege of
List_of_World_War_II_battles
Coordinated military actions of a state or non-state actor
represents a strategic national commitment to the conflict, such as Operation Barbarossa, with general goals that encompass areas of consideration outside
Military_operation
1890s–1940s German expansionist concept
re-population of the areas with Germans. Nazi Germany's initiation of Operation Barbarossa was motivated by the racial theories and bio-political doctrines
Lebensraum
German field marshal and war criminal (1882–1946)
promoted to Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal). The planning for Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, was begun tentatively by
Wilhelm_Keitel
German SS officer (1910–1961)
combat branch of the SS) and participated in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, and other engagements during World War II. Meyer commanded the 12th
Kurt_Meyer
Son of Joseph Stalin (1921–1962)
Nadezhda Alliluyeva. He joined the Air Force when Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, in 1941. After the war, he held
Vasily_Stalin
Soviet army general (1897–1941)
during the initial stage of the German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) in June 1941. After his forces were heavily defeated within the
Dmitry_Pavlov_(general)
Czechoslovak politician (1884–1948)
himself and Slovak members of the government-in-exile. However, after Operation Barbarossa brought the Soviet Union into the war in June 1941, Beneš started
Edvard_Beneš
Field army of Nazi Germany during WWII
17th Army was part of Army Group South when Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa and invaded the Soviet Union. From 1 July, the Hungarian "Mobile
17th_Army_(Wehrmacht)
Dictator of Romania from 1940 to 1944
Minister and Defence Minister. Soon after Romania joined the Axis in Operation Barbarossa, recovering Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina and the Hertsa region,
Ion_Antonescu
Nazi concentration camp in Germany (1933–1945)
(dissolved on 6 July 1933). Dachau was the concentration camp that was in operation the longest, from March 1933 to April 1945, nearly all twelve years of
Dachau_concentration_camp
World War II operation plan
would seal their final victory over Britain.[page needed] Due to Operation Barbarossa, all the Axis planned offensives against British Empire were suspended
Operation_Orient
German field marshal (1882–1944)
to Generalfeldmarschall. Kluge went on to command the 4th Army in Operation Barbarossa (the invasion of the Soviet Union) and the Battle for Moscow in 1941
Günther_von_Kluge
German field marshal (1885–1945)
of the 16th Army; he led it during the 1940 Battle of France and Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. By October 1943, Busch was
Ernst_Busch_(field_marshal)
2000 novel by Paullina Simons
that Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the Second World War after Operation Barbarossa. Tatiana Metanova, nearly seventeen, meets the handsome and mysterious
The_Bronze_Horseman_(novel)
German general and fighter pilot during World War II (1920–2000)
JG 52 which was headed by Hauptmann Erich Woitke. In preparation of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union launched on 22 June 1941
Walter_Krupinski
German armored division from 1933 to 1945
and the combat units of the SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV) prior to Operation Barbarossa in 1941. By mid-1942 it had been increased in size from a regiment
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
1st_SS_Panzer_Division_Leibstandarte_SS_Adolf_Hitler
Ukrainian politician and leader of the OUN-B (1912–1986)
Yaroslav Semenovych Stetsko (Ukrainian: Ярослав Семенович Стецько; 19 January 1912 – 5 July 1986) was a Ukrainian politician, writer and ideologist who
Yaroslav_Stetsko
Land forces of the Kingdom of Hungary (1919–1945)
Hungary participating in Operation Barbarossa and, as a consequence, it was not directly involved in the preparations for the operation. The Chief of the General
Royal_Hungarian_Army
German field marshal (1884–1942)
the 6th Army during the invasions of Belgium and France. During Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, he continued to command the 6th
Walter_von_Reichenau
German field army (1939–1945)
under the command of Field Marshal Walther von Reichenau during Operation Barbarossa. The 6th Army was reformed in March 1943, and participated in fighting
6th_Army_(Wehrmacht)
German general (1902–1979)
occupation of Greece and Yugoslavia, as well as the preparations for Operation Barbarossa. In February 1941 Gehlen was described in a report by his superiors
Reinhard_Gehlen
British statesman and writer (1874–1965)
efficiency of the Wehrmacht. He preferred peripheral operations, including a plan called Operation Jupiter for an invasion of Norway. Events in Sicily
Winston_Churchill
German general (1895–1992)
Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany for so-called "anti-partisan" operations around Kovel which involved killing of civilians and burning down villages
Gustav_Lombard
German armored military unit of WWII
regiments (three to four battalions per division). By the start of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the 21 panzer divisions
Panzer_division_(Wehrmacht)
Propaganda report about the German military situation during World War II
them to be transcribed by listeners. In the summer of 1941, during Operation Barbarossa, the communiqués created an image of uninterrupted successful advances
Wehrmachtbericht
Unit of the German Army in the Eastern Front of World War II
Army was part of Army Group South when it invaded the USSR during Operation Barbarossa. In September 1941, Erich von Manstein was appointed its commander
11th_Army_(Wehrmacht)
Soviet secret police chief (1899–1953)
Gulag camps. In 1940, Beria began a new purge of the Red Army. After Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, he was appointed
Lavrentiy_Beria
WWII Soviet heavy tank
German weapon except the 8.8 cm Flak gun. Prior to the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, about 500 of the over 22,000 tanks then in Soviet service
KV_tank_family
German general (1886–1944)
Hoepner commanded the 4th Panzer Group on the Eastern Front during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. During the invasion of
Erich_Hoepner
1941 World War II military operation
offensive against the Soviet Union, dubbed Operation Barbarossa. A Finnish–German offensive named Operation Silver Fox (German: Unternehmen Silberfuchs)
Operation_Silver_Fox
German general (1886–1971)
Maginot Line south of Saarbrücken on 14 June 1940. In 1941, during Operation Barbarossa, Heinrici served in the 4th Army under Günther von Kluge as the commanding
Gotthard_Heinrici
German armoured division during World War II
Battle of France in 1940, including the Siege of Calais, and in Operation Barbarossa attached to Army Group Center in 1941. After taking heavy casualties
10th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
10th_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
German World War II fighter pilot
which as part of Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2). JG 51 area of operation during Operation Barbarossa was over the right flank of Army Group Center in the combat
Heinrich_Hoffmann_(pilot)
German World War II flying ace
transferred to the Eastern Front in June 1941 for the opening of Operation Barbarossa, achieving 101 victories by mid-July 1941. Prevented from flying
Werner_Mölders
German fighter pilot (1914–1941)
6/II—Unternehmen "BARBAROSSA"—Einsatz im Osten—22.6. bis 5.12.1941 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 6/II—Operation "BARBAROSSA"—Action
Franz_von_Werra
German aviator (1912–1995)
of Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing). He led JG 54 in Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. There, he
Hannes_Trautloft
German World War II fighter pilot (1913–1944)
was commanded by Hauptmann Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke. In preparation of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, JG 53 arrived in Mannheim-Sandhofen
Klaus_Quaet-Faslem
Code name for the creation of German extermination camps in Poland in World War II
1941, before the Wannsee Conference but after the commencement of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazis' need for forced labor greatly intensified. Himmler and
Operation_Reinhard
Nazi plan for genocide in Eastern Europe
casualties of Poland A–A line, military goal of Operation Barbarossa Areas annexed by Nazi Germany Barbarossa decree Chronicles of Terror Einsatzgruppen Expulsion
Generalplan_Ost
German World War II flying ace
Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing) in 1941 and participated in Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. He claimed his first aerial
Hans_Strelow
German field marshal (1890–1957)
he helped draft the plans for the invasion of the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa. In November 1941, after the German Sixth Army's commander, Field
Friedrich_Paulus
German railway supergun
deployed in the Soviet Union during the Battle of Sevastopol, part of Operation Barbarossa, where, among other things, it destroyed a munitions depot located
Schwerer_Gustav
Battle on the Eastern Front of World War II
1941) was a large tank battle that took place in the early stages of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The battle was fought between
Battle_of_Raseiniai
New Zealand historian, author, and lecturer
books on the military operations of the first six months of the Eastern Front, including on the launching of Operation Barbarossa, the Battle of Kiev (1941)
David_Stahel
Axis invasion of Crete during World War II
des Heeres, OKH) was preoccupied with finalizing preparations for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, and was largely opposed to a German
Battle_of_Crete
Romanian counterpart in late June 1941, during the first days of Operation Barbarossa. After annexing Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina from Romania in
Danube_Delta_Campaign
German word meaning "subhuman", used by the Nazi Party
directives of Heinrich Himmler. Published in 1942 after the start of Operation Barbarossa, it is around 50 pages long and consists, for the most part, of photos
Untermensch
1941 German-Romanian offensive of Operation Barbarossa
(1995), p. 47. Axworthy (1995), p. 286 Kirchubel, Robert (2004). Operation Barbarossa 1941: Army Group South. Praeger illustrated military history series
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