Both medications and drugs of abuse can result in dilated pupils. Dilation of the pupil on one side only is also abnormal and may signal a brain injury or other condition that raises the pressure within the cranial cavity (increased intracranial pressure). Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 2/17/2017.
Operation Barbarossa. German planning for Operation Barbarossa, the attack on the Soviet Union, began in September 1940. Hitler made his objective clear: despite the German-Soviet pact of 1939, he wanted the utter destruction of the Soviet Union.erman planning for Operation Barbarossa, the attack on the Soviet Union, began in September 1940. Hitler made his objective clear: despite the German-Soviet pact of 1939, he wanted the utter destruction of the Soviet Union.
The war was fought between Nazi Germany, its allies and Finland, against the Soviet Union. The conflict began on 22 June 1941 with the Operation Barbarossa offensive, when Axis forces crossed the borders described in the GermanâSoviet Nonaggression Pact, thereby invading the Soviet Union.he Eastern Front was decisive in determining the outcome of World War II, eventually serving as the main reason for Germany's defeat. It resulted in the destruction of the Third Reich, the partition of Germany for nearly half a century and the rise of the Soviet Union as a military and industrial superpower.