Bringing History to Life Magazine
26 August 2023
On a bright summer night in June 1941, Nazi Germany’s troops launched a surprise attack on the Soviet Union. In a matter of weeks, the Red Army’s defensive lines collapsed, and German panzer troops threatened to crush the entire Soviet defences. Yet within months, Stalin’s troops rallied to defend the major cities of Leningrad, Kiev (now Kyiv) and Moscow, slowing Hitler’s troops and buying the Soviet Union time to guarantee its future.
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