Why did Hitler invade Russia?

Answer 1

He had this idea of 'lebensraum', place to live. He wanted to expand his, by then, already really big empire. So he 'gave up' his plans to conqur GB and went eastward instead. Offcourse we now know hoe that played out! --

Answer 2

First Answer:

There were many reasons that Hitler invaded Russia. Some of them are:

1. He hit a dead end after failing to invade Great Britain.
2. He wanted control of the Russian oil fields. (This was to spend less money for his war efforts)
3. Hitler did not like Russia. The only reason he signed the non-aggression pact with them was to have help invading Poland.
4. Lastly, Hitler did not respect Russia. For one, the leaders had murdered millions of there own people. Plus in 1933, communism was Hitler's main competition for control over the government of Germany.

5. To capture the vast Natural Resources and living space that would make Germany self sufficient and not having to rely on foreign imports.

6. Russia was the largest land threat to Germany at that time. Also because he wanted to rule the world.

Second improved Answer:

Attacking & conquering the Soviet Union was Hitler's central war aim. Hitler believed that Germany

needs to become self-sufficient economically and especially agriculturally. Hitler, like many others, had come to believe (incorrectly) that Germany's dependence on (and subsequent shortage of) outside goods was one of the causes for failure in the last war. Also he believed that

Germany needs "Lebensraum" (living space) for German people and farming in the eastern areas of Europe. This was first explained by Hitler in secret meetings with military & foreign policy staff on November 5, 1937, with a target timeframe of 1943-1945. This new farm land would make Germany self-sufficient in food, and other agricultural products. This requires the "removal" of the entire existing 'inferior' Pole/Slavic population stretching east from the eastern boundaries of Germany out towards the Ural Mountains and the Black Sea. Hitler later modifies his vision for the non-German population to employ in-place "starvation & extinction" instead of physical removal.