What Is Hitler's Invasion Of The Soviet Union

Hitler’s Invasion of the Soviet Union “We only need to kick in the front door and the whole rotten edifice will come tumbling down” – Adolf Hitler. Little truth these words held, if only Der Fuhrer knew. The Invasion of the Soviet Union had brought about many outcomes that would change World War II in the allies favor. A few of these outcomes included: the waste of vast amounts of German resources, the break of the none-aggression pact resulting in Russia declaring war on Germany and joining the allies, and the gain of morale for the allied troops. In examination of the reasons listed above it will be concluded that Hitler’s failed attempt to take over the Soviet Union proved to be a major turning point in the war and decisive
Hitler was overconfident in Russia’s collapse and this led him to send a mass of the German army unprepared and ill equipped straight into Russia’s massive territory. German victories were short lived as Russia soon put up a strong resistance. Subsequently a large part of Germany’s army was wasted. “It is estimated that the Axis suffered more than 750,000 casualties in the battle of Stalingrad alone” (Never Again, n.d.). Compared to other battles these loses are enormous This would contribute to the fall of Nazi Germany as Hitler’s army was now fresh off defeat and in a weakened state. Furthermore they were still left to fight both the allies, and their newly gained enemy Russia. However not only were troops wasted during the attack on the Soviet Union but also precious time. The battle for the Soviet Russia spanned well beyond the Fuhrer’s estimated time
Up until Germany’s invasion of Russia the allied nations saw little to no victories, and as time dragged on many saw an even smaller chance at winning the war; which is why power house nations such as the British were shocked to see Russia’s mediocre army make fools of the Third Reich. Not only were The Allies shocked, but inspired that perhaps there was a chance to win this war. It was the battle of Stalingrad that convinced the allies more than any other battle that Hitler was indeed not invincible. Russia was able to defend this symbolic city even driving the German troops back. “The ferocity of the fighting at Stalingrad shocked the Germans who were used to the relative ease of their Blitzkrieg tactics” (Hitler 's Invasion of Russia in World War Two n.d.) Not only did the victory at Stalingrad mean a lot for the Russian people but also for the allies. Other than being a key city, Stalingrad was also a symbol for all of communist Russia – but now it had become a shining example to the allies that the war could be won. The new perspectives brought by Russian victories gave the allies the push they needed to spring into action. What gave the allies an even bigger shock and hope was Russia’s call for assistance. “Stalin needed greater assistance. Although Stalin began