1941 ⟶ Germany Invades Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)
Germany invades the Soviet Union with Operation Barbarossa, ...
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1939
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1941
💥 Germany Invades Poland, World War II Begins
Without response to its ultimatum, Germany invades Poland, start of World War II (the Soviet Union invades Poland on September 17).⟶
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🇷🇺 Soviet Union Invades Poland
The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east, occupying the territory east of the Curzon line as well as Białystok and Eastern Galicia.⟶
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🇷🇺 Soviet Occupation of Bessarabia and Bukovina
The Red Army occupies Romanian Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.⟶
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📜 Hitler Orders Planning for Operation Barbarossa
Hitler issues directive to begin planning for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.⟶
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💥 Germany Invades Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)
Germany invades the Soviet Union with Operation Barbarossa, a three-pronged operation aimed at Leningrad, Moscow, and the southern oil fields of the Caucasus, ending the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. Romania invades south-western border areas of the Soviet Union in Europe on the side of Germany.⟶
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📝 German–Soviet Border and Commercial Agreement Signed
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