Operation Barbarossa: A Captivating Guide to the Opening Months of the War between Hitler and the Soviet Union in 1941-45 : Captivating History : 9781647487911 : 1647487919 : 27 Jun 2020 : If you want to discover the captivating history of Operation Barbarossa, then keep reading... On June 22nd, 1941, Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. In the time since the end of the war, the world has become familiar with the number of deaths sustained by the Soviet Union (also known as the USSR) during the conflict-twenty-million. And that's likely low, given the size of the country, census taking at the time, and the damage done to the bureaucracy of the country. Adolf Hitler invaded the Soviet Union with over three million men. The Soviets had just under that number in the western section of their country to meet them, as well as millions more elsewhere, which was something Hitler did not count on and grossly underestimated. The struggle between the So