Operation Barbarossa
1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union during the Second World War
Did Operation Barbarossa or Barbarossa's last expedition succeed?
Operation Barbarossa was the Nazi advance on Russia during World War II. Operation Barbarossa was a failure that resulted in Nazi Germany being pushed back by a Soviet counter offensive. Operation Barbarossa was named after Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. On his final expedition, Frederick Barbarossa drowned while leading an army to help the Crusaders during the Third Crusade. The Crusaders failed to recapture Jerusalem during the Third Crusade without the support of Barbarossa and his troops.
What was the objective of Operation Barbarossa? What was the goal of the final expedition of Frederick Barbarossa? Did #1 and #2 succeed?