4.6K views · 164 reactions | Eighty years ago, on May 10, 1940, #Germany invaded Western Europe. Panic broke out, with many people fleeing their homes. By the time the Germans had reached the gates of Paris, in June, the exodus had reached an extraordinary scale. In all, 8-10 million refugees ran away to try to escape the Nazi invasion Read our webdoc: https://f24.my/6S7h.f | FRANCE 24 English | Facebook

4.8K views · 19 reactions | Some 150 volunteers arranged 50,000 candles in St Petersburg early on Wednesday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. It took about one hour to light the candles at midnight, with local residents watching from behind a fence for fire safety reasons. Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a massive invasion of the Soviet Union, on 22 June 1941.  https://bit.ly/3xMCywe | NoComment | Facebook