Question

Why might it be a surprise that Hitler invaded the Soviet Union?

Answer 1

~!+~!+~!+!+~!+~!+~!+~+!+~+!+~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+~!+~+!+~+!~+!+~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+~!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~

Hello! If this answer doesn’t fulfill all of your questions, or it doesn’t have the exact information you are looking for, I apologize. But, I will try to help you to my best ability! <3

Answer:

On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union: three great army groups with over three million German soldiers, 150 divisions, and three thousand tanks smashed across the frontier into Soviet territory. Hitler had always wanted to see Germany expand eastwards to gain Lebensraum or 'living space' for its people. After the fall of France Hitler ordered plans to be drawn up for an invasion of the Soviet Union. He intended to destroy what he saw as Stalin's 'Jewish Bolshevist' regime and establish Nazi hegemony.

Again, hope this helps! Good luck! :D

~!+~!+~!+!+~!+~!+~!+~+!+~+!+~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+~!+~+!+~+!~+!+~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+~!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~+!~