OPERATION BARBAROSSA

by Areen Alamery

FACTSOperation Barbarossa June 1941Operation Barbarossa was the German codename for the move from bombing Britain to invading Russia.

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The “Pact”On this day in 1941, over 3 million German troops invade Russia Despite the fact that Germany and Russia had signed a “pact "in 1939.

Quick facts

1. Barbarossa means ‘red beard’.

2. The Germans used blitzkrieg tactics.

3. Operation Barbarossa was finally launched on 22 June 1941

More facts 1. Barbarossa was planned as a

ten-week invasion that would start on 15 May 1941.

2. The attack toward Moscow resumed by Army Group Centre at the end of September 1941.

QUETIONS

1. What is the German code name for the move of bombing Britain to invade Russia.

2. What does Barbarossa mean.3. What tactics did the Germans

use4. When was Operation

Barbarossa finally launched

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