Hitler invaded the Soviet Union because conquest in the East was central to Nazi ideology and ambition.

The opening day of Operation Barbarossa was not just the start of Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union. It was a disaster shaped by surprise, speed, and Soviet disbelief at the top. As bombs fell ...

Introduction -- Politics 1940-1941. Europe in July 1940 ; Hitler's ideology and strategy ; The monstrous scheme : a Greater Germanic empire ; Stalin's ideology and strategy -- The eve of war. The ...

The war between Germany and the Soviet Union officially began in late June 1941, although the threat of conflict had loomed since the early 1930s. Germany and the USSR launched... Here’s What You Need ...

In June 1941, Hitler decides to break the German-Soviet pact and set the German army in motion toward Moscow. From summer to winter, and from Kiev to Leningrad, previously unseen archival footage, ...