[tophat9000]

Diplomats from the two countries addressed the common ground of anti-capitalism and anti-democracy, stating “there is one common element in the ideology of Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union: opposition to the capitalist democracies,”[13][15] ”neither we nor Italy have anything in common with the capitalist west” and “it seems to us rather unnatural that a socialist state would stand on the side of the western democracies.”[16]

A German official explained that their prior hostility toward Soviet Bolshevism had subsided with the changes in the Comintern and the Soviet renunciation of a world revolution.[

[tophat9000]

don’t ever let a leftist tell you that Communist Fascists and Nazis are not all left Anti-Capitalist Socialist

the only reason they fought they are all wolves fighting over the same carcass

by the way tell a Neo-Nazis this there there also just. a different flavor of communist socialist pigs... but most Nazi know they’re. anti-capitalist socialist

no libertarian free market conservative should ever associate with these three as communist-fascist-Nazi are three of different flavor of the same and anti capitalist socialist authoritarians

[colorado tanker]

Be careful getting your facts from Wiki. Yes, their ideologies were not dissimilar but the Nazis and Commies hated each other.

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact from the Nazi perspective was to mollify Russia while Germany swallowed Poland and built strength for its eventual attack on Russia herself. From the Russian perspective it would buy some period of peace while they worked feverishly to reform and repair the Red Army that Stalin had ripped apart by his purges.

Both sides knew war was inevitable, despite all the kissy face when the Pact was signed.

[Fiddlstix]

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[davius]

Hitler and Stalin penned a non-aggression treaty. Russia and Germany jointly invaded Poland and divvyed the territory. Later, the USSR seized Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania among others. The treaty ended when Hitler found himself in need of oil and decided to seize the Ploesti oil fields. This action opened the Eastern Front. The allies overlooked the Soviet aggressions and the Nazi alliance, to welcome them as (suspect) partners. The true nature of the period would stay hidden until the 1980’s.

[353FMG]

Without Russia being in the fight against Hitler, I doubt the Allies could have won the war. Just look at the number of Nazis killed in Russia.

[gaijin]

Very interesting..!

Excellent post..!

[gaijin]

People cite good German leadership, or tight ground/air coordination/Blitzkreig as reasons for the blinding speed of German advance in Barbarossa.

Those reasons are true.

An equally great reason generally ignored was simply the effects of Stalinism:

Almost all Ukrainian families had suffered at least one of their members having been deliberately starved to death as a result of Stalin's War on Kulaks/grain confiscation; some families were totally wiped out.

These were not mechanics or factory workers being starved, but people whose livelihood was MAKING FOOD (but being starved).

(Confiscating grain from kulaks, Odessa)

In many cases Wehrmacht soldiers saw Ukrainian hordes rush them only to THROW FLOWERS ON THEM, utterly delirious with joy at "being invaded".

In some cases for many miles German troops were fought by absolutely NO ONE and it was all Stalin's fault.

(Ukrainians along roadside greet their "invaders")