Unternehmen Barbarossa
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Unternehmen Barbarossa was Nazi Germany’s massive 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II, intended to quickly defeat the USSR but ultimately resulting in a prolonged and disastrous campaign for the Germans.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unternehmen Barbarossa canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
ⓘ
invasion ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| associatedWithWarCrimes |
Holocaust
ⓘ
surface form:
Holocaust in the occupied Soviet territories
mass shootings by Einsatzgruppen ⓘ starvation policies against civilians ⓘ |
| axisAlly |
Finland
ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ Italy ⓘ Romania ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| casualties | millions of military personnel ⓘ |
| civilianCasualties | millions of civilians ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Fedor von Bock
ⓘ
Gerd von Rundstedt ⓘ Wilhelm von Leeb ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-12-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Stalingrad
ⓘ
Case Blue ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked turning point leading to eventual German defeat
ⓘ
opened the Eastern Front in World War II ⓘ |
| ideologicalGoal |
Lebensraum in the East
ⓘ
destruction of Bolshevism ⓘ extermination and enslavement of Slavic populations ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Axis allied forces
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ NKVD ⓘ Red Army ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| location | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Kiev (1941)
ⓘ
Battle of Moscow ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Moscow (initial phase)
Battle of Smolensk (1941) ⓘ Siege of Leningrad ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Leningrad (initial phase)
|
| objective |
capture Moscow
ⓘ
defeat the Soviet Union ⓘ destroy the Red Army ⓘ occupy Ukraine ⓘ seize Leningrad ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Georgy Zhukov
ⓘ
Joseph Stalin ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| precededBy | Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ⓘ |
| result |
German strategic failure
ⓘ
Soviet defensive success ⓘ prolonged war on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-06-22 ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| violated | Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ⓘ |
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Subject: Unternehmen Barbarossa Description of subject: Unternehmen Barbarossa was Nazi Germany’s massive 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II, intended to quickly defeat the USSR but ultimately resulting in a prolonged and disastrous campaign for the Germans.
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