Hitler's Non-Aggression Pact With The Soviet Union In The 1930s

World War Two was the deadliest war in human history causing over 60 million deaths that include both soldiers and civilians. The war split into four main parts which were the western, eastern, and southern fronts, and the battle in the pacific. Considered the deadliest front, the eastern front amassed more than 15,000,000 million deaths. In late 1939, Hitler proposed a non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. This effectively gave Hitler time and a sense of protection from the east and allowed his Wehrmacht to focus their efforts elsewhere. This non-aggression pact didn’t last forever though and eventually the Soviet Union would join the Allied powers to help defeat the Nazis. To more fully understand the situation one
The pact officially declared that both nations would be friendly to one another, although the pact had another of the record meaning. Unknown to other nations, they divided Poland into two parts, one controlled by the Nazis and the other controlled by the Soviets. Each country took their part and the Pact lasted until June 22, 1941 when the Nazis launched Operation Barbarossa, they invaded Soviets held territories. A short time before the Nazi invasion, Stalin ordered 2.5 million men to the border and to protect it because he feared an attack. After the initial attack, Stalin turned himself into the Marshal of the Soviet Union which was the country's highest military rank. The Soviets had heavy losses, with more than 4 million dead and 3 million captured. However, winter was rolling into the Soviet Union and things would take a turn for the worst for the
Leningrad was the former capital of the Soviet Union and was one of the major cities. If the city had been captured, the Nazis could have established a base and a way to cut off Soviet supply lines. This could have led to a Soviet defeat making the war harder to win for the Allies. The Nazis came close but failed to massive Soviet forces and winter conditions that crushed the Wehrmacht. The Nazis were persistent and kept attempting to attack the city for another two and a half years. Although, once the initial push was lost, Hitler redirected most of his forces in an attempt to take the capital of Moscow. The Soviets again ammases around the city and did not let the Nazi gain control. After stopping the Germans on most of the eastern front Stalin ordered his first offensive to take control of Kharkov, Ukraine. This failed and the Nazis again pushed into Soviet territory. This time they attacked from the south trying to capture Stalingrad. The Nazis captured the city for some time but again winter had come. During the winter of 1942 the Soviet Union launched a massive counteroffensive and swiftly retook the city. This battle of Stalingrad was the last major German offensive against the Soviets. After capturing over 300,000 German troops the Soviets prepared to launch more offensive against Germany. The Soviets started to push and by late 1943 had recaptured almost half of what it previously lost. Over the two