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Eastern Front

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Eastern Front

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Also known as Great Patriotic War, Eastern Campaign, Russian Campaign, German-Soviet War, Soviet-German War, Eastern Front of World War II

1941–1945 World War II theater

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The Eastern Front was the massive World War II conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1941 to 1945, fought across a vast territory in Eastern Europe. It mattered enormously because it was the largest and deadliest theater of the war, involving millions of soldiers and civilians and ultimately determining the course of the war in Europe.

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Instance of
war front
Has part
Battle of the Caucasus
Named after
French invasion of Russia
Country
Soviet Union
Location
Balkans
Image
19440712 soviet and ak soldiers vilnius.jpg
Significant event
Soviet partisans
Participant
Spanish Republican government in exile
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described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
topic's main category
Category:Eastern Front (World War II)
start time
1941-06-22
has effect
Iron Curtain
end time
1955-01-21
Commons category
Eastern Front (World War II)
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
target
Soviet occupation zone of Germany
has cause
Lebensraum
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