Sorry, but the Soviet enabled the Germans in the development of new weapons, and in training. The war probably would not even have happened if the Soviets hadn’t signed a the Non-Aggression Pact and divvied up Poland with the Nazis.
As for Spain, the Soviets saw it as an opportunity to test their aircraft against the aircraft other potential adversaries. Besides, I’d take the Nationalists over the “Republicans” any day.
Not realy true since UK and USA gave tons of money to Hitler.
Did you knew that grandpa of GW Bush was involved with Hitlers economy?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar
There was inevitably going to be war in Europe, the only question was would Germany or the Soviet Union start it.
Stalin’s plan was to be ready to launch an offensive war in 1943. Part of his motivation for signing the Non-Aggression Pact was to get Germany to fight their war in the West, which would grind the armies of Germany, Britain and France, with the Soviet Union sweeping in from the East to clean up.
What Stalin didn’t plan on was for France to fall so quickly.