The Plan is very complex, there are many reasons, but one of the most important ones is the fact that Adolf Hitler wanted the oil fields, later it was for expansion, after his invasion of Great Britain failed, he could then turn most of his resources to the Eastern Front.
The German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 succeeded in part because they attacked with no warning. The Soviet Union didn't have time to react to the German army's invasion.
what was the nazi invasion of the soviet union called
The invasion of Poland came first. The genocide followed later. ------------------------------ The real question would be: Did the Holocaust or the invasion of the Soviet Union come first? or rather: Did the Holocaust cause the invasion of the Soviet Union or did the invasion of the Soviet Union cause the Holocaust? (because there is no clear answer)
The invasion of the Soviet Union had to specifically start in June, at the beginning of summer, as the extreme Soviet winters would have made an invasion impossible.
ended with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
'Barbarossa'
Russia
1941
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa
operation barbosa
June 22. 1941