This was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak
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The First Atomic Bomb
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This video is episode 1 of 18 of the Russian Front in World War II. This installment is Operation Barbarossa. These videos are given blog status
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June 6, 1944 The largest amphibious assault in history. This infographic sums up the events of "the longest day".