When Operation Barbarossa began, the German advance looked unstoppable as Waffen SS divisions helped drive deep into Soviet territory and scored a string of early victories from Ukraine to the ...

Barbarossa: Siege Lord (2009) Director: Renzo Martinelli Entertainment grade: E History grade: C Frederick I Barbarossa was King of Germany and later Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1155-1190.

Sixty-nine-years ago today, 3.5 million German troops, plus another million from Nazi allies, invaded the USSR. (Geographically, the land now makes up Lithuania, Belarus, eastern Poland, Ukraine, and ...

Frederick the First, called Barbarossa because of his red beard, was not an easy choice for an Age of Kings campaign. He is certain to be the least well known of the five campaign protagonists.

The notorious pirate Barbarossa, who eventually went on to be an Admiral in the Ottoman Navy, was surprisingly half Greek.