Barbarossa

[bahr-buh-ros-uh]

noun

1. Frederick. Frederick I.

2. the planning and operational code name the Germans gave to their invasion of the Soviet Union (June 22, 1941).

Barbarossa

/ ˌbɑːbəˈrɒsə /

noun

1. the nickname of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I See Frederick Barbarossa

2. real name Khair ed-Din . c . 1465–1546, Turkish pirate and admiral: conquered Tunis for the Ottomans (1534)

Example Sentences

But that misreads an endnote: As I make clear in the text, the number refers specifically to German casualties during the first three months of Operation Barbarossa.

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Once the Nazi regime took power, Mr. Hellbeck argues, the Soviet Union was firmly in its sights, leading ultimately to the invasion of June 1941—Operation Barbarossa.

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Meyer admitted he was Barbarossa when Politico confronted him with their reporting.

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He began to experiment with different ideas of his own, coming up with the early concept for Barbarossa in the early 1970s while doing military service.

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If a fantasy trilogy had been the inspiration for Barbarossa, Catan owed its existence to nothing but Mr. Teuber’s imagination and his longstanding interest in Viking history.

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