Dictionary
Bar•ba•ros•sa
Pronunciation: (bär"bu-ros'u), [key]—
n.
1. Frederick. See
Frederick I (def. 1).
2. the planning and operational code name the Germans gave to their invasion of the Soviet Union (June 22, 1941).
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