Today in World War II History—August 23, 1941
Monday, August 23, 2021 by Sarah Sundin

Map of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, 22 Jun-25 Aug 1941 (US Military Academy)
80 Years Ago—Aug. 23, 1941: German 2nd Army heads south as Hitler postpones drive on Moscow to take Kiev.
German spy Kurt Ludwig is arrested in Cle Elum, WA.