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Duration
60 minutes
Series Info
Season 1 Episode 11 of 27

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The story of Operation Barbarossa, Germany's plan to invade the Soviet Union

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Account of Operation Barbarossa, Germany's plan to invade the Soviet Union in 1941, revealing the massive human and financial cost endured by the Soviet people, who fought a bloody and lonely war with little support from the Allies. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

The World at War broadcasts on U&Yesterday at 8:00am, Sunday, 4 January 2026. (Subtitles)

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Runtime60 mins

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