the planning and operational code name the Germans gave to their invasion of the Soviet Union (June 22, 1941).
British Dictionary definitions for Frederick Barbarossa
Frederick Barbarossa
/ˌbɑːbəˈrɒsə/
noun
1.
official title Frederick I. ?1123–90, Holy Roman Emperor (1155–90), king of Germany (1152–90). His attempt to assert imperial rights in Italy ended in his defeat at Legnano (1176) and the independence of the Lombard cities (1183)