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Although initially Hitler wanted the USSR as an ally (or at least as a neutral), the Soviet takeover of German-occupied territory in Romania showed that Stalin had no intention of ceding European domination to Germany. Rather than wait for an eventual clash, Hitler and his advisors decided to preemptively seize control of the Soviet heartland, and then use its resources to fuel the German war machine.
A month before the official German-Soviet Border and Commercial Agreement (January 10, 1941), directives had been already issued for the swift takeover of the USSR. German troops launched Operation Barbarossa on June 22, 1941. Historians have observed that without the supplies received from the USSR from 1939 to 1941, Germany would likely not have had the resources to mount their invasion.
In hindsight it seems like a suicidal idea and history showed that it was. Hitler broke the cardinal rule of warfare: Do not underestimate your enemy. He expected the Soviet peasants to be no match for his armies. Expansionism drove him to seek, " living space" he called it, for the German people. He had no idea that the 'Invincible Reich' was about to get its first-ever hammering.
the first of two reasons was that the German dictator adolph Hitler believed that Germany needed more living space for his people than the land inside the German Reich could afford.secondly the ideaology of national socialism(the nazi,s) considered that communism was there mortal enemies.
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∙ 6y agoAlthough initially Hitler wanted the USSR as an ally (or at least as a neutral), the Soviet takeover of German-occupied territory in Romania showed that Stalin had no intention of ceding European domination to Germany. Rather than wait for an eventual clash, Hitler and his advisors decided to preemptively seize control of the Soviet heartland, and then use its resources to fuel the German war machine.
A month before the official German-Soviet Border and Commercial Agreement (January 10, 1941), directives had been already issued for the swift takeover of the USSR. German troops launched Operation Barbarossa on June 22, 1941. Historians have observed that without the supplies received from the USSR from 1939 to 1941, Germany would likely not have had the resources to mount their invasion.
In hindsight it seems like a suicidal idea and history showed that it was. Hitler broke the cardinal rule of warfare: Do not underestimate your enemy. He expected the Soviet peasants to be no match for his armies. Expansionism drove him to seek, " living space" he called it, for the German people. He had no idea that the 'Invincible Reich' was about to get its first-ever hammering.
the first of two reasons was that the German dictator adolph Hitler believed that Germany needed more living space for his people than the land inside the German Reich could afford.secondly the ideaology of national socialism(the nazi,s) considered that communism was there mortal enemies.
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When did German invade the Soviet Union?
Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22nd, 1941.
Did both Germany and the Soviet Union invade Poland?
yes, Germany and the soviet union both invaded Poland. when the Germans invaded the Soviet union, it came as a big suprise to the Russians, who signed a non aggression pact with the soviet union.
Which country did Germany invade in 1941 which broke a non-aggression pact?
The Soviet Union
When did the Russians invade Germany World War 1?
they didn't, Germans invaded the soviet union in 1917.
What year did the Nazis invade Romania?
Romania was not invaded by Nazi Germany, it was an ally of Hitler agaist the Soviet Union.
What huge country did Germany invade after Greece?
the Soviet Union
When Germany invade the soviet union the soviets did what?
Burned their own crops
When did German invade the Soviet Union?
Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22nd, 1941.
Did both Germany and the Soviet Union invade Poland?
yes, Germany and the soviet union both invaded Poland. when the Germans invaded the Soviet union, it came as a big suprise to the Russians, who signed a non aggression pact with the soviet union.
What country did Hitler invade in 1941 that was an ally to Germany?
Russia. Or rather, the Soviet Union.
Which country did Germany invade in 1941 which broke a non-aggression pact?
The Soviet Union
When Russia invade Poland?
The Soviet Union invaded Russia on September 17, 1939. The Soviet Union invaded the country 17 days after Germany did.
When did the Soviet Union invade Europe?
It didn't. Unless you count the Soviet counter-attack against Nazi Germany in 1942-45.
When did the Russians invade Germany World War 1?
they didn't, Germans invaded the soviet union in 1917.
What year did the Nazis invade Romania?
Romania was not invaded by Nazi Germany, it was an ally of Hitler agaist the Soviet Union.
Why did the Russian government not except Hitler to invade the Soviet Union?
Germany and the USSR had signed a non-agression pact
Which two countries signed a nonaggression pact in 1939?
germany and soviet union
