Barbarossa - the assault on Russia
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22 June 1941: Hitler invades Russia with the largest army ever assembled
At exactly 3.15 a.m., in the faint first light of day I was on my way to water the horses at the river when the whole area exploded. All hell was let loose and I prayed for the strength to hold my two horses.
The noise and sight were indescribable, the earth seemed to tremble, all th…
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