WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Red army
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Soviet civilians
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Soviet industry
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The recapture of Narvik on 28 May 1940 was the first major defeat of the war for Nazi Germany. Historians have claimed that the recapture of Narvik convinced Hitler to change his plans to invade Great Britain the same year.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Soviet Union suffered the highest number of fatalities of any single nation, with estimates mostly falling between 22 and 27 million deaths. China then suffered the second greatest, at around 20 million, although these figures are less certain and often overlap with the Chinese Civil War.
Detailed explanation-3: -Operation Barbarossa, original name Operation Fritz, during World War II, code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which was launched on June 22, 1941. The failure of German troops to defeat Soviet forces in the campaign signaled a crucial turning point in the war.