When and how did Hitler invade Soviet Union? What were its consequences?
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Answer:
On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched a surprise attack against the Soviet Union, its ally in the war against Poland. By the end of the year, German troops had advanced almost 1,000 miles to the outskirts of Moscow. Soon after the invasion, mobile killing units began the mass murder of Soviet Jews.
Answer:
On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched a surprise attack against the Soviet Union, its ally in the war against Poland. By the end of the year, German troops had advanced almost 1,000 miles to the outskirts of Moscow. Soon after the invasion, mobile killing units began the mass murder of Soviet Jews. German military and civilian occupation policies led to the deaths of millions of Soviet prisoners of war and Soviet civilians.
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INVASION OF THE SOVIET UNION, JUNE 1941
<p>German infantry during the <a href="/narrative/2972">invasion of the Soviet Union</a> in 1941.</p>
INVASION OF THE SOVIET UNION, JUNE 1941
On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched a surprise attack against the Soviet Union, its ally in the war against Poland. By the end of the year, German troops had advanced almost 1,000 miles to the outskirts of Moscow. Soon after the invasion, mobile killing units began the mass murder of Soviet Jews. German military and civilian occupation policies led to the deaths of millions of Soviet prisoners of war and Soviet civilians.
KEY FACTS
1
The destruction of the Soviet Union and the conquest of territory in the East for German expansion had been one of Hitler's proclaimed goals since the 1920s.
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Known as Operation Barbarossa, the invasion is considered one of the largest military operations in the history of modern warfare. Germany and its allies assembled more than 3,000,000 troops for the attack.
3
The attack on the Soviet Union marked a turning point in both the history of World War II and the Holocaust.