Submitted by AutoModerator t3_11ojmfz in history
TheBattler t1_jbx0bik wrote
Reply to comment by TieFragrant53 in Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator
Invading the USSR was always going to be a necessity. Hitler needed to secure access to oil in the Caucasus and possibly Iran (who were keen to ally with him).
The Soviets had a Non-Aggression Pact with the Nazis that was supposed to last until 1949, but they broke it in 1941. I think it's more likely that the Winter War simply shifted the invasion timetable earlier.
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