At 3.30 am the Germanic armies At 3.30 am the Germanic armies attacked the territory of the Soviet attacked the territory of the Soviet

Union.Union.

At 5 am they crossed the Soviet border.At 5 am they crossed the Soviet border.

A lot of people couldn’t believe that it A lot of people couldn’t believe that it was the war.was the war.

The lives of all the Soviet people changed The lives of all the Soviet people changed dramatically.dramatically.

At noon it was declared that the war At noon it was declared that the war had begun.had begun.

People started leaving the cities and People started leaving the cities and towns.towns.

Thousands of volunteers came to the Thousands of volunteers came to the recruiting offices.recruiting offices.

At the very first day many people At the very first day many people showed the example of incredible showed the example of incredible

courage.courage.

Stalin chose a very Stalin chose a very efficient policy.efficient policy.

Soldiers fought for their relatives, Soldiers fought for their relatives, Motherland,Motherland,

for Stalin and for the communist party.for Stalin and for the communist party.

Poets, writers, musicians wrote poems Poets, writers, musicians wrote poems and songs to support the soldiers.and songs to support the soldiers.