Stalin learns the invasion of Russia by 3.8 million Nazi soldiers and 600,000 of their Axis henchmen, was for real.
At 4:31 AM, an unauthorized photo taken of Stalin inside of the Kremlin shows the very moment he was informed that Germany had began their invasion of the Soviet Union. pic.twitter.com/CqlAnQi1ua
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Stalin had earlier been told that a deserter was warning the attack would begin early that morning but dismissed the heads-up as fake news.