The USSR was expected to invade Germany at any time during the Cold War, which took place between 1945 and 1990 - although as it turns out, they never did.
June 22, 1941
The secret Operation Barbossa.
All production was still in germany. And it would take alot of power to invade all those countries just to invade the USSR
Russia got to Germany way before the U.S or Great Britain.
Germany wanted to ensure its military was free to invade Poland. The USSR, for its part, annexed the western side of Poland and the Baltic countries.
Germany and the USSR had signed a non-agression pact
a couple of countries weren't expected the invasions like: Poland but Germany were all ready to invade any country at war. the allies allowed Germany to invade Poland.
Hitler also invaded Poland along with many other countries! Hitler didn't invade Germany. The Nazis invaded Poland, France, and the USSR. This is after they annexed Austria and the Sudetenland of then Czechoslovakia.
Invade and occupy a part of Poland .
Germany wanted to ensure its military was free to invade Poland. The USSR, for its part, annexed the western side of Poland and the Baltic countries.
Hitler did invade the USSR on 22 June 1941.
Because it was Hitler's goal for Germany to become a world power and the Soviet Union was the "ultimate prize"