1940 ⟶ Hitler Orders Planning for Operation Barbarossa
Hitler issues directive to begin planning for Operation Barb...
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🇩🇪 Hitler Orders Planning for Poland Invasion
Hitler orders the German military to start planning for Fall Weiss, the codename for the attack on Poland, planned to be launched on August 25, 1939.⟶
GermanyPolandInvasionFall WeissWar PlansWorld War IIAggression1939
📜 Hitler Orders Planning for Operation Barbarossa
Hitler issues directive to begin planning for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.⟶
Operation BarbarossaSoviet UnionEastern FrontinvasionplanningGermanyHitlermilitary strategyWorld War II
🇩🇪 Hitler Issues Directive for Operation Sea Lion
Adolf Hitler submits to his military the directive for the invasion of the United Kingdom, Operation Sea Lion.⟶
GermanyHitlerOperation Sea Lioninvasion plansUnited Kingdommilitary strategyWorld War IIinvasionEnglish Channelstrategic planning
💥 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.⟶
GermanySoviet UnionOperation BarbarossaEastern FrontInvasionMolotov-Ribbentrop PactWorld War IITurning PointRomania
❄️ Operation Arctic Fox Begins
Finnish and German troops begin Operation Arctic Fox against the Soviet Union.⟶
FinlandGermanySoviet UnionArctic WarfareEastern FrontMilitary OperationOperation Arctic FoxWorld War IINorthern Theater
🛡️ Hitler Orders Retreat to Tannenberg Line
Hitler gives permission to retreat from the Narva River to the Tannenberg defence line in the Sinimäed Hills 20 km west from Narva.⟶
Eastern FrontGermanyNarva RiverTannenberg LineMilitary StrategyWorld War IIDefensive Position