Although Adolf Hitler desired to invade both England and the Soviet Union he was forced to make a decision between the two in the late spring early summer of 1941. Adolf Hitler expressed strong desire in his book Mein Kampf, that he had an underlying objective to invade the Soviet Union. His justifications were to overcome the threat from Jewish-Bolshevik Communism and to gain expanded territory for the German people. Additionally, Hitler believed the German people were a superior race and decided it was best to turn east and rid the Europe of non-German people by means of deportation, enslave, and even death. Adolf Hitler, also believed it was his destiny for the German people to rule Europe just as they had done six-hundred years prior. Furthermore,
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Additionally, Hitler believed the German people to be inferior and that they were an alien race. Hitler made it known since the release of Mein Kampf that eradication of the soviet people was of enormous priority to the Nazis. Adolf Hitler and the Germans believed that the Soviets were not industrialized, but in fact they were and by the time on the invasion in the summer of 1941 they had amassed around 23,00 tanks. Hitler and Nazis also thought little of the Soviets economy only to find it was much more modern than anticipated. There was also a misconception following Stalin’s great purge of his officer corps and overall military ranks, that they’re army lacked leadership and combat experience. This on the other hand was quite true, do to the fact that during Stalin’s Great Purge, there were over 30,000 Soviet troops killed. The Germans also believed that the Soviets would not expect an invasion due to the signing of the non-aggression pact. I believe this a bit of true and untrue because Stalin like Hitler believed war between the two countries was inevitable however, Stalin also believed that with the pact he had bought time with the signing of the pact and in addition had built up a relationship with the Nazis which in turn led him to believe that an invasion would not be coming anytime
Additionally, Hitler believed the German people to be inferior and that they were an alien race. Hitler made it known since the release of Mein Kampf that eradication of the soviet people was of enormous priority to the Nazis. Adolf Hitler and the Germans believed that the Soviets were not industrialized, but in fact they were and by the time on the invasion in the summer of 1941 they had amassed around 23,00 tanks. Hitler and Nazis also thought little of the Soviets economy only to find it was much more modern than anticipated. There was also a misconception following Stalin’s great purge of his officer corps and overall military ranks, that they’re army lacked leadership and combat experience. This on the other hand was quite true, do to the fact that during Stalin’s Great Purge, there were over 30,000 Soviet troops killed. The Germans also believed that the Soviets would not expect an invasion due to the signing of the non-aggression pact. I believe this a bit of true and untrue because Stalin like Hitler believed war between the two countries was inevitable however, Stalin also believed that with the pact he had bought time with the signing of the pact and in addition had built up a relationship with the Nazis which in turn led him to believe that an invasion would not be coming anytime