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 ...

Operation Barbarossa didn’t end with the opening strikes - it only grew more violent. Romanian pilots remained deeply ...

When Operation Barbarossa began in June 1941, Romania was not fighting for Hitler’s ideology—but for its own survival. After losing vast territories in 1940, General Ion Antonescu aligned the country ...

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 ...

No Spanish ships or ports were safe when dread pirate Barbarossa, ally of the powerful Ottoman Empire, sailed the high seas. Hayreddin’s brother Oruç was the first to be known as Barbarossa. His ...

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.

Barbarossa to Berlin raises the wargaming bar even higher with its pitch-perfect, ultra-polished improvements to an already great game. Big Time Software's Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin is an ...