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- Barbarossa "Red Beard" code name German attack on Russia June 1941
- Complete surprise for Russia despite warnings
- Breaks non-agrgression pact
- 2000 mile long front
- Blitzkrieg tactics surprised Red Army
- Nazis briefly seen as liberators
- Russian peasants began scorched earth policy (burning all crops and shelters)
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Summary
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for when Germany attacked Russia on June 1941. This was a complete surprise for Russia because it was against the non-aggression pact and without any warnings. It was a 2000 mile long front and the Germans used the Blitzkrieg tactic to surprise the Red Army. As a result, Russian peasants began to burn all their crops and shelters.