In 1941, the Axis powers launched Operation Barbarossa, which was the invasion of:
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Correct answer: The Soviet Union
Operation Barbarossa was the largest military operation in history, involving millions of Axis troops. It broke the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and opened the Eastern Front, which became the decisive theater of the war in Europe.
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