On June 22, 1941, Germany began a surprise invasion of the Soviet Union. It was, and still is, the largest military operation in history.
The attack took the Soviet government by surprise, despite the warning signs, and the first weeks of the invasion saw a collapsing Red Army and a rapid German advance.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Transcendental Étude, No. 8
Composed in 1852 by Franz Liszt. Public domain.
Performed by Shuwen Zhang, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
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