[DuncanWaring]

Not quite.

The 27 million died as a result of the war.

"Uncle Joe" had another 20 million or so killed because he perceived them to be political enemies.

Remember the Ukrainian Famine? There's eight million right there. Predated the war by almost ten years.

[Grzegorz 246]

"The 27 million died as a result of the war."

I know it, but the number also include Russian POW's, who were later "freed" by their countrymen and killed by NKVD. The main reason why Soviets fought so poorly in the first months was a fact that most of the best officers were killed in late 30's. Guess, who decided to kill them.
What about his military decisions ? The uncle wasn't a very bright in this issue either. He didn't believe that his friend Adolf is going to attack even some time after It already happened...