Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's audacious invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. This pivotal moment in World War II saw three million German troops launch a brutal assault on Russia, leading to unimaginable suffering and destruction. Hitler's grand vision of world domination hinged on conquering Russia, but the Soviet Union's resilience and a series of events would change the course of history.

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