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Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact correct answers officially the Treaty of Non Aggression between Germany and USSR. It was signed between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in Moscow in August 23, 1939. The pact's publicly stated intentions were a guarantee of non-belligerence by each part towards the other and commitment that neither party would ally itself to or aid an enemy of the other party. In addition to stipulations of non-aggression, the treaty included a secret protocol that divided territories of Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland into German and Soviet "spheres of influence", anticipating potential "territorial and political rearrangements" of these countries. The Balkans correct answers the region of southeastern Europe now occupied by Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, the European part of Turkey, and the former republics of Yugoslavia 22 June 1941 correct answers Germany invades Russia (Operation Barbarossa) Joseph Stalin correct answers Communist dictator of the Soviet Union, led the nation through World War II and greatly affected the postwar decisions made about Europe at the Yalta and Potsdam conferences Leningrad, Moscow, Kiev/Kyiv correct answers The initial goals of Army Group A,B, and C during Op. Barbarossa. Gerd von Rundstedt correct answers He was an influential and important German field marshal that was one of the best leaders for Hitler in WWII on both the western and eastern war fronts. He was an officer in the army during WWI as well. He controlled Army group B which was able to defeat France in 1940 after the group's breakthrough. He also was able to command a wing of Germany's troops to overrun most of the Ukraine b/n June 19441 and the start of that year's winter. The Soviet Union took back the Ukraine leading to his dismissal. However he returned to duty and became and commander in chief in Western Europe. He also directed the battle of the bulge. He was relieved two more times before in March 1945 when we was captured by US troops. Fedor von Bock correct answers He was a German field marshal who served in the German army during the Second World War. Bock served as the commander of Army Group North during the