Operation Barbarossa ( ) was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union , which started Process_start on Sunday , 22 June 1941 , during World War II .

The failure of Operation Barbarossa proved Convincing a turning point in the fortunes of the Third Reich .

The elderly German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa also responded Response to the call to arms , leading a massive army across Anatolia , but he drowned Death in a river in Asia Minor on 10 June 1190 before reaching Arriving the Holy Land .

Soviet forces occupied Hold eastern Poland until the summer of 1941 , when they were driven Self_motion out by the German army in the course of Operation Barbarossa .

The walled town was besieged Besieging by land and sea by a powerful Ottoman army under Hayreddin Barbarossa , who offered Giving an honorable surrender Surrendering to the defenders .

During the siege Barbarossa 's army suffered Bodily_harm heavy losses due to the stubborn resistance of Sarmiento 's men .

Even the Venetian refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act the promised Commitment naval link to Castelnuovo with the supplies Supply and reinforcements ; after a general troop parliament , the Capitan Francisco de Sarmiento answer Communication to the Barbarossa surrender Surrendering question was : `` Que vengan cuando quieran '' ( come Self_motion when you want ) .

The Black Sea Fleet was as surprised Change_sentiment by Operation Barbarossa as the rest Placing of the Soviet Military .

The importance of the putsch and subsequent invasion in delaying Operation Barbarossa , the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union , is disputed Quarreling but most scholars now consider that it had no significant impact Influence on the eventual outcome of that campaign .

Algiers had been a province of the Ottoman Empire since the Capture of Algiers in 1529 by Hayreddin Barbarossa .

After 15 months of Interim Peace , in June 1941 , Nazi Germany commenced Process_start Operation Barbarossa and the Continuation War between Finland and the USSR began Process_start .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Legnano was fought Hostile_encounter between the imperial army of Frederick Barbarossa and the troops of the Lombard League on May 29 , 1176 near the town of Legnano , in present-day Lombardy , in Italy .

The battle Hostile_encounter ended Process_end the fifth and last descent Motion_directional in Italy of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa , which after the defeat Death tried to resolve Resolve_problem the Italian question by attempting the diplomatic approach Arriving .