Why Did Hitler Invade Russia
Many historians say that Hitler invaded Soviet Russia because he wanted to avoid a two front war, and they didn’t feel confident that he could win. What also prompted him to invade was he had promised the German people that he would get their land back that was taken. Hitler wanted to create one country that had all the German people living under one government and practicing a central religion. I think another reason for invasion was he didn’t want to split his army, and decided to send them up to Russia because he didn’t think the Russians would be prepared. They weren’t very well industrialized and they weren't expecting an invasion. There can be many reasons why Hitler decided to invade Russia, but the main three are; He wanted a way to get to Britain that was easier than the English Canal, he wanted to get land back that had been
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And since he couldn’t get his tanks across, he couldn’t use the method of blitzkrieg (aka lightning warfare). On June 22nd 1941, Soviet Russia had been caught unprepared due to the negligence of Josef Stalin, who had ignored a lot of intelligence reports warning that a Nazi invasion was prominent. In mid-July, many thought that the only thing that was left for Russia was to give up, but the Russians kept fighting. Despite the great loss of men and equipment, the Russians started fanatical resistances, which were unlike anything the Germans had had to deal with in previously in the war. The German and Hitler had majorly underestimated the total fighting strength of the Red Army. Instead of 200 troops, the Russians could field 400 troops when fully mobilized. (This meant there were three million additional Russians available to fight.) Later in the war, Hitler thought the only thing left to do was to take Moscow. But in the end that ended in the bloody defeat of the Germans, and Russia was still standing, having not been taken over by
And since he couldn’t get his tanks across, he couldn’t use the method of blitzkrieg (aka lightning warfare). On June 22nd 1941, Soviet Russia had been caught unprepared due to the negligence of Josef Stalin, who had ignored a lot of intelligence reports warning that a Nazi invasion was prominent. In mid-July, many thought that the only thing that was left for Russia was to give up, but the Russians kept fighting. Despite the great loss of men and equipment, the Russians started fanatical resistances, which were unlike anything the Germans had had to deal with in previously in the war. The German and Hitler had majorly underestimated the total fighting strength of the Red Army. Instead of 200 troops, the Russians could field 400 troops when fully mobilized. (This meant there were three million additional Russians available to fight.) Later in the war, Hitler thought the only thing left to do was to take Moscow. But in the end that ended in the bloody defeat of the Germans, and Russia was still standing, having not been taken over by