In 1941, Adolf Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa against the USSR after subduing Western Europe. His decision stemmed from various motives: a desire to expand territory, destroy Bolshevism, seek economic resources, and racial ideologies portraying Slavic peoples as inferior. Although the German forces captured extensive territory, they failed to achieve a decisive victory due to the resilience of Joseph Stalin’s Red Army. The invasion was marked by Hitler's miscalculations, ultimately leading to Germany's defeat in 1945 during World War II.
Hitler's attack on the USSR in 1941 was driven by ideological hatred of communism and the quest for territorial expansion and resources in the East.
Operation Barbarossa began on 22 June 1941, aiming to destroy Bolshevism, secure resources, and expand German territory, despite dire miscalculations.
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