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Hitler planed to conquer the Soviet Union to secure his eastern front so that he didn't have to worry about an attack from the USSR. Then he could then focus all of his troops on the western front against the main allies. ( USA, Great Britain, and French Resistance fighters) This would have been a great victory for the Germans!
Zhukov, in particular, suffered high casualties because of Stalin's insistence on him racing to Berlin rather than using a planned campaign. Stalin would win the kudos of getting to Berlin before the Allies simply because the Allies were too far from Berlin to be a rival in a 'race'. One theory is that Stalin was desperate for his secret police to get to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin which was the centre of Germany's nuclear research programme. It was believed that the Institute contained important research material which would bolster Russia's nuclear programme. The Institute also had a cascading generator which Stalin considered to be vital for any developments in Russia.
"I attacked along the whole front, and at night. As prisoners later told us, the great artillery barrage at night was what they had least expected. They had expected night attacks but not a general attack at night. After the artillery barrage, our tanks went into action. We had used 22,000 guns and mortars along the Oder, and 4,000 tanks were now thrown in. We also used 4,000 to 5,000 planes. During the first day alone there were 15,000 sorties."
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What was Joseph Stalin view on the Berlin Wall?
Stalin had no view on the Berlin Wall as he died more than 8 years before it was built.
Why did Stalin want to get to Berlin before the Americans?
He wanted to gain access all German technology.
Was Vladimir Lenin the leader or Russia before Joseph Stalin?
Yes, he was.
What leader came before Joseph Stalin?
Vladimir Ilytch Lenin
Who led the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin or Karl Marx?
Joseph Stalin was a leader of the Soviet Union. Karl Marx was dead before the Soviet Union was ever formed.
What did Joseph Stalin study as a young man?
Stalin studied various subjects in a seminary before he was thrown out for his revolutionary attitudes and activities.
How is Joseph Stalin related to Vladimir Lenin?
Stalin was Lenin's successor, even though Lenin didn't actually like Stalin much. Before that, Stalin had been in charge of the Communist Party's administration.
When did Joseph Stalin change his last name to Stalin?
Stalin means man of steel in russia so he called himself it to improve his image.
Who lead the Soviets in World War 2?
Joseph Stalin
True or false Joseph Stalin and Lenin were eye to eye on how communism should be secured in the new soviet union?
False. In actuality, before Lenin's death, he had written that Stalin should not succeed him because he [Stalin] is more extreme & it would be dangerous.
Was Joseph Stalin chosen for the man of the year?
Joseph Stalin was chosen as Time Magazine's person of the year in both 1939 and 1942. In 1939, he was chosen for his role as General Secretary of the Communist Party and head of the Soviet Union. He had oversight in the signing of the Non-Aggression Pact before Germany's Polish invasion.
What was Winston Churchill's plan to have the Western allies beat the USSR to to Berlin?
Before the Allied invasion of Normandy was planned and executed, Prime Minister Winston Churchill believed it was important to not have Stalin's troops get to Berlin before the US and British armies.With that in mind he believed that by invading Albania from Italy and then marching north would allow the West to beat the USSR to Berlin. Churchill recognized the true nature of Soviet communism and did not ignore the fact that Stalin's non-aggression pact with Hitler led the way for Germany's invasion of Poland while according to that pact, Stalin was allowed to march into Poland's eastern border and occupy Poland. Only when Hitler invaded the USSR did Stalin become am ally of the west.
