Operation Barbarossa was the code name given for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. This was a crucial turning point of World War II, as it led to the involvement of the United States in the war and ultimately Germany's defeat.

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Operation Barbarossa

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A) was the code name for the attack on Russia by the Germans.
B) pitted Hitler and Mussolini on one side against all of the Allied forces, at the Marne River in 1944.
C) was the name given for the invasion of Sicily as the Allies moved to take Italy in 1943.
D) stood for Hitler's planned invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1939.
E) was Hitler's plan to tear down the Maginot Line as he invaded France and captured Paris.

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