June 22

... let alone the reasons for the Red Army’s failures in 1941. They may argue about the different contributions to the common victory and the best way to celebrate the end of World War II. Those who want to split hairs will continue to remind us that World War II started in Europe nearly two years prior to June 22, 1941—on September 1, 1939, when Hitler invaded Poland. Yet, these debates and reminders mean nothing for those generations whom the fateful date of June 22 had forever united into a single and indivisible whole. This is not our personal choice; ...