Barbarossa
[bahr-buh-ros-uh]
- Frederick. Frederick I(def 1).
- the planning and operational code name the Germans gave to their invasion of the Soviet Union (June 22, 1941).
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Barbarossa I
- Aruj, died 1518, Barbary pirate, born in Greece.
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Barbarossa II
- Khair ed-Din, c1466–1546, Barbary pirate, born in Greece (brother of Barbarossa I).
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Josh Dzieza on the history of naming military operations, from Barbarossa to Blue Spoon, and what Odyssey Dawn really means.
Historical Examples
Anyhow no one, not even Barbarossa, could hold the Turks back now.
The Story of the Barbary CorsairsStanley Lane-Poole
Get into line,” said Barbarossa to his captains, “and do as you see me do.
The Story of the Barbary CorsairsStanley Lane-Poole
Barbarossa had never expected Doria to hazard a landing, and he was right.
The Story of the Barbary CorsairsStanley Lane-Poole
Barbarossa himself was born in Lesbos, probably of a Greek mother.
The Story of the Barbary CorsairsStanley Lane-Poole
Barbarossa changes his position in his sleep every seven years.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the DramaE. Cobham Brewer
Barbarossa
- the nickname of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick ISee Frederick Barbarossa
- real name Khair ed-Din . c . 1465–1546, Turkish pirate and admiral: conquered Tunis for the Ottomans (1534)
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