History A-Level

Operation Barbarossa

What Operation Barbarossa means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.

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The June 1941 attack that initially devastated the USSR and prompted Stalin's initial shock and subsequent ruthless reaction.

AQA · 2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953 – The Great Patriotic War and Stalin’s Dictatorship, 1941–1953 (A-level only) (study guide)

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2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953 – The Great Patriotic War and Stalin’s Dictatorship, 1941–1953 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)

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