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How did Nazi Germany attack the Soviet Union? (VIDEO)
Gateway to Russia
May 09 2025
History
On June 22, 1941 Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa - its large scale invasion of the Soviet Union. One of the first places hit was Brest, a fortress city on the Soviet border...
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