70th Anniversary of D-Day

[A Theist]

Oh so basically we let Russia do all the heavy work. Conservation of energy.

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Still though what the fuck was Hitler thinking attacking Russia in any case? What a delusional fuck.

Hitler made it clear very early on when he wrote Mein Kampf that he intended to invade Russia. To paraphrase, Hitler wrote that the "German people needed living space and raw materials". The German army had great success with the Blitzkrieg conquering other European countries. In Hitler's mind he thought Germany could also easily defeat the Russians in a short campaign as well. Russia is far more expansive than any other country Germany previously invaded. They had early success against Russia but the more territory the Germans conquered the more their forces were thinned out. Hitler had also prepared for a Summer victory, and the German army was equipped for such. But as the campaign wore on the Germans got caught and became bogged down by the harsh Russian Winter. The Russian army launched a massive counter attack and drove back the exhausted German troops. It was Germany's first major defeat.