Operation Barbarossa
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Operation Barbarossa has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History. German invasion of the Soviet Union, discussed as a strategic decision.
Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. More than 3.8 million Axis troops invaded the western Soviet Union along a 2,900-kilometer (1,800 mi) front, with the main goal of capturing territory up to a line between Arkhangelsk and Astrakhan, known as the A–A line. The attack became the largest and costliest military offensive in human history, with around 10 million comba
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History |
| Field | Military |
Who talks about Operation Barbarossa on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up Operation Barbarossa; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- Would Britain Have Beaten an Invasion in 1940? on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025) — Tom Holland
- Why France Surrendered So Quickly In 1940 on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025) — Tom Holland
What is Operation Barbarossa mentioned alongside?
Operation Barbarossa is most often mentioned alongside Battle of Britain, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Dunkirk.
Affiliated with: Battle of Britain
Mentioned together: Joachim von Ribbentrop, Dunkirk, Sir Max Hastings, Hive, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, France, Hermann Göring, Luftwaffe, Nazis, Germany