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June 22nd marks the 70th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union -- the biggest military adventure in history, which led directly to the downfall of Adolf ...

When Germany launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941, its armored divisions expected another rapid victory built on blitzkrieg tactics. Instead, they encountered the Soviet T-34, a tank whose sloped ...

One of the most momentous decisions in history was Adolf Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. Operation Barbarossa transformed Nazi Germany's war from a one-front struggle, against ...

Sixty-nine-years ago today, 3.5 million German troops, plus another million from Nazi allies, invaded the USSR. (Geographically, the land now makes up Lithuania, Belarus, eastern Poland, Ukraine, and ...

Twice a month we'll be taking a look at a new strategy or wargame with the help of Slitherine, purveyor of more wargames than you could hope to count. We'll be interviewing developers, going hands-on, ...

Hitler then decided to turn his attention to the only other power that threatened his mastery of Europe. At 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 22, 152 divisions of German troops numbering 3 million men began ...

Early on June 22, 1941, the largest invasion in the history of warfare kicked off. Millions of Axis troops crossed into the Soviet Union, marking the beginning of Operation Barbarossa. Germans troops ...

Frederick the First, called Barbarossa because of his red beard, was not an easy choice for an Age of Kings campaign. He is certain to be the least well known of the five campaign protagonists.

San Francisco has no shortage of bars rooted in history. Our city was command central for the Gold Rush, we felt the burden of Prohibition, and we've got bars that date to the 1850s, taverns that ...