Barbarossa
Americannoun
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Frederick. Frederick I.
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the planning and operational code name the Germans gave to their invasion of the Soviet Union (June 22, 1941).
noun
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the nickname of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I See Frederick Barbarossa
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real name Khair ed-Din . c . 1465–1546, Turkish pirate and admiral: conquered Tunis for the Ottomans (1534)
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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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
She was an ally of the pirate and Ottoman leader Khayr al-Dīn, better known in the West as Barbarossa or Redbeard.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2024
Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in June of 1941.
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2022
With the Balkans firmly in control, Hitler could move ahead with Operation Barbarossa, his plan to invade the Soviet Union.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
Barbarossa shouted as the others began to chuckle.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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