That contrived lie was the German Communists' baby, but it grew up when Operation Barbarossa began and the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact evaporated.
it grew up when Operation Barbarossa began and the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact evaporated.
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Now I’ll have to search, I am ignorant about these.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-soviet-pact