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Hitler’s Invasion of the Soviet Union Begins
On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, the largest invasion in history. Millions of German troops storm across the Soviet border, crushing unprepared defenses and capturing vast ...
In the freezing winter of 1939, the Soviet Union launched an invasion of Finland, expecting an easy victory. Instead, they encountered fierce resistance from outnumbered Finnish troops who used ...
When Soviet-backed North Korean forces invaded South Korea in June 1950, American military planners anticipated the worst. They saw the conflict as the potential start of World War III. While the ...
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On Nov. 7, 1944, the convergence of both forces in Central Europe led to the only documented direct combat between American and Soviet forces in history. American P-38 Lightning fighters attacked what ...
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