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| The '''First period of World War II''' describes the events on the ] form the Soviet ] ] of ]. The period is formally known as the First Period of the ] and its duration is determined to be from 22 June 1941 to 18 November 1941. | |||
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| *] from 22 June to 4 December that marked the commencement of the ] | |||
| *] from 5 December 1941 to 30 April 1942 for commencement of the ] (also known as the ]) | |||
| *] from 1 May to 18 November which was marked not by a significant operation, but for political reasons of the ]. The first significant operation of this campaign in Soviet sources is taken to be the ] ({{lang-ru|Харьковское сражение}}) (12 May 1942 - 29 May 1942). However ] suggests that the ] ({{lang-ru|Керченская оборонительная операция}}) (8 May 1942 - 19 May 1942) was in fact the opening operation of the campaign.<ref>p.30, Glantz</ref> | |||
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| * Glantz, David, M., ''Colossus reborn: The Red Army at war, 1941-1943'', University Press of Kansas, 2005 | |||
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