The operation stemmed Creating from Nazi Germany 's ideological aim of conquering Conquering the western Soviet Union so that it could be repopulated by Germans ( ) , and to also use Using some Slavs as a slave labour force for the Axis war effort and to annihilate Killing the rest according to Generalplan Ost , and to acquire Getting the oil reserves of the Caucasus and the agricultural resources of Soviet territories .

In the two years leading up to the invasion , Germany and the Soviet Union signed Sign_agreement political and economic pacts for strategic purposes .

Nevertheless , the German High Command began Process_start planning Arranging an invasion of the Soviet Union in July 1940 ( under the codename Operation Otto ) , which Adolf Hitler authorized Preventing_or_letting on 18 December 1940 .

The Eastern Front became Becoming the site of some of the largest battles , most horrific atrocities , and highest World War II casualties ( for Soviet and Axis forces alike ) .

The Nazis deliberately starved Killing to death , or otherwise killed Killing , 3.3 million Soviet prisoners of war , as well as a vast number of civilians .

Mass shootings and gassing operations , carried out Action by the Nazis or willing collaborators , resulted in Causation the death of over a million Soviet Jews as part of the Holocaust .

Operationally , German forces achieved Achieve significant victories and occupied Control some of the most important economic areas of the Soviet Union ( mainly in Ukraine ) and inflicted Bodily_harm , as well as sustained , heavy casualties .

Despite these Axis successes , the German offensive stalled Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in the Battle of Moscow at the end of 1941 , and the subsequent Soviet winter counteroffensive pushed Self_motion German troops back .

With the success Achieve of Operation Hurricane , Britain became Becoming the third nuclear power after the United States and the Soviet Union .

The Mozambican Civil War ended Process_end in 1992 , following the collapse of Soviet and South African support for FRELIMO and RENAMO , respectively .

Hildebrandt , who was born in the Soviet Union in 1938 , faced Confronting_problem serious charges of attempted murder , having an explosive detonating Attack device with the intention of destroying Destroying the aircraft and having explosives capable of causing Causation injuries to persons on board .

West Germany finished Process_end third after defeating Earnings_and_losses the Soviet Union .

England , as hosts - and also as Olympic bronze medallists - were viewed Change_sentiment as having quite a tough group , containing Olympic champions Pakistan , and a highly fancied Dutch side , with the Soviet Union seen Change_sentiment as potential dark-horse outsiders .

The second semi-final , after all that , was an anti-climax , Australia hammering Hold the Soviet Union by 5-0 .

The Nationalist forces received Receiving munitions , soldiers , and air support Supporting from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy , while the Republican side received Receiving support Supporting from the Soviet Union and Mexico .

His death Death was officially acknowledged Statement on 11 November simultaneously by Soviet radio and television .

The explosion occurred Coming_to_be in 120 Avenue of the Soviet Cosmonauts in the October district ( `` Oktyabrskiy rayon '' ) of Arkhangelsk .

The battle Hostile_encounter , along with a similar Raid Attack on Korosten , resulted in Causation a complete disruption Damaging of the Soviet 12th and 14th Armies of the South-Western Front .

The Soviets lost Earnings_and_losses approximately two divisions and a large amount of materiel , and roughly 8000 Soviet soldiers became Becoming prisoners Prison of war .

Led by Marshal Ivan Konev , this Soviet operation became Becoming one of the most successful Red Army operations of the whole war .

The program , nominally intended to eradicate Removing communist or Soviet influence and ideas , was created Creating to suppress Hindering active or potential opposition movements against the participating governments ' neoliberal economic policies , which sought to reverse Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the economic policies of the previous era .

Under the Soviet Union , Joseph Stalin decided Deciding to make the Nagorno-Karabakh region , historically Armenian and with a majority-Armenian population , an autonomous oblast in Soviet Azerbaijan .

Under the Soviet Union , Joseph Stalin decided Deciding to make the Nagorno-Karabakh region , historically Armenian and with a majority-Armenian population , an autonomous oblast in Soviet Azerbaijan .

The present conflict began Process_start in 1988 , when the Karabakh Armenians demanded Request that Karabakh be transferred Giving from Soviet Azerbaijan to Soviet Armenia .

The present conflict began Process_start in 1988 , when the Karabakh Armenians demanded Request that Karabakh be transferred Giving from Soviet Azerbaijan to Soviet Armenia .

The Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Attack , also known Know in Soviet historical sources as the liberation Hostile_encounter of right-bank Ukraine , was a strategic offensive Attack executed by the Soviet 1st , 2nd , 3rd , and 4th Ukrainian Fronts , along with the 2nd Belorussian Front , against the German Army Group South , and fought Hostile_encounter from 24 December 1943 – 17 April 1944 .

The Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Attack , also known Know in Soviet historical sources as the liberation Hostile_encounter of right-bank Ukraine , was a strategic offensive Attack executed by the Soviet 1st , 2nd , 3rd , and 4th Ukrainian Fronts , along with the 2nd Belorussian Front , against the German Army Group South , and fought Hostile_encounter from 24 December 1943 – 17 April 1944 .

As a result , the Soviet Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive Attack played Competition a key role in influencing Influence the future successes Achieve of Allied D-Day landings Arriving and Soviet Operation Military_operation Bagration , as German forces Hostile_encounter stationed Placing in France and belonging to Army Group Centre were critically weakened Cause_change_of_strength by those transfers Military_operation .

As a result , the Soviet Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive Attack played Competition a key role in influencing Influence the future successes Achieve of Allied D-Day landings Arriving and Soviet Operation Military_operation Bagration , as German forces Hostile_encounter stationed Placing in France and belonging to Army Group Centre were critically weakened Cause_change_of_strength by those transfers Military_operation .

This was the only offensive Attack in which for the first time in the war Hostile_encounter , all 6 elite Soviet tank armies had participated Participation at the same time .

The Soviet Union became Becoming world champions for the 22nd and last time , and Sweden won their 10th European title .

This test Testing series was scheduled quickly , in order to respond Response in kind to the Soviet resumption of testing Testing after the tacit 1958–1961 test Testing moratorium .

Operation Dominic occurred Coming_to_be during a period of high Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union , since the Cuban Bay of Pigs Invasion Attack had occurred Coming_to_be not long before .

Nikita Khrushchev announced Expressing_publicly the end Process_end of a three-year moratorium on nuclear testing Testing on August 30 , 1961 , and Soviet tests recommenced Process_start on September 1 , initiating Process_start a series of tests Testing that included Cause_to_be_included the detonation of Tsar Bomba .

From the Soviet point of view , the operation was a complete Process_end success Achieve , as both the Germans and the Poles loyal to the London government suffered Bodily_harm a defeat .

The main reason Protest for the operation was for propaganda purposes – to claim Statement full rights to Vilnius by retaking it before the Soviet Army arrived to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the Polish Army .

The Soviet Union , on the other hand , were experiencing Perception_active political changes Change of their own as Nikita Khrushchev was removed Removing from power .

As leader of the Soviet Union , Khrushchev had begun Process_start the process of disengagement from Vietnam by reducing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale economic and military aid Assistance to North Vietnam .

However , in the aftermath Catastrophe of Khrushchev 's downfall Change_of_leadership , the Soviet government had to redefine Change their role in Southeast Asia , particularly in Vietnam , to compete Competition with the growing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale influence of the People 's Republic of China .

In February 1965 Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin travelled Traveling to Hanoi to rebuild Recovering Soviet ties Connect with North Vietnam , and the formation Coming_to_be of a military alliance was on the agenda .

In February 1965 Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin travelled Traveling to Hanoi to rebuild Recovering Soviet ties Connect with North Vietnam , and the formation Coming_to_be of a military alliance was on the agenda .

However , with Kosygin still in Hanoi during the U.S bombing Attack , the Soviet government decided Deciding to step up their military aid Assistance to North Vietnam , thereby signalling Communication a major reversal Change of Khrushchev 's policy in Vietnam .

The uprising Change_of_leadership was timed to coincide with the retreat Escaping of the German forces from Poland ahead of the Soviet advance .

The Uprising began Process_start on 1 August 1944 as part of a nationwide Operation `` Tempest '' , launched Process_start at the time of the Soviet Lublin–Brest Offensive .

By 14 September , the eastern bank of the Vistula River opposite the Polish resistance positions was taken over Military_operation by the Polish troops fighting Hostile_encounter under the Soviet command Control ; 1,200 men made it across the river , but they were not reinforced Cause_change_of_strength by the Red Army .

This , and the lack of air support Supporting from the Soviet air base five-minutes flying Self_motion time away , led to allegations Statement that Joseph Stalin tactically halted Process_end his forces to let the operation fail and allow Preventing_or_letting the Polish resistance to be crushed .

Arthur Koestler called Name_conferral the Soviet attitude `` one of the major infamies of this war which will rank for the future historian on the same ethical level with Lidice . ''

Ever more diverging Chinese and Soviet strategic and political doctrines had increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the Sino-Soviet split of the mid-1950s .

The planned Arranging operation Military_operation was canceled Change_event_time when Japan surrendered Surrendering following the atomic bombings Attack of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , the Soviet declaration of war Hostile_encounter and the invasion Attack of Manchuria .

Japan surrendered Surrendering to the Allies on August 15 , six days after the Soviet Union 's declaration Expressing_publicly of war and the bombing Attack of Nagasaki .