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“If, against all expectation, Germany finds itself in a difficult situation then she can be sure that the Soviet people will come to Germany's aid and will not allow Germany to be strangled. The Soviet Union wants to see a strong Germany and we will not allow Germany to be thrown to the ground.”
- Joseph Stalin, 1939
As per The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, 1939
German Foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop (left), Joseph Stalin (center), and his foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov (right), in the Kremlin on August 23, 1939.
German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact (Germany-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [1939]) -- Encyclopedia Britannica
Stalin's pact with Hitler
WWII Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West . Episode 1 . Stalin's Pact with Hitler | PBS
Though Hitler defied the pact and attacked Soviet Union, thus triggering the largest and bloodiest war in the History of mankind but it's said that in the background it was a game played by the British.
When Winston Churchill formed his wartime coalition government in 1940 he appointed Sir Stafford Cripps Ambassador to the Soviet Union in the view that Cripps, who had Marxist sympathies, could negotiate with Joseph Stalin who was at this time allied with Nazi Germany through the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. When Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941, Cripps became a key figure in forging an alliance between the western powers and the Soviet Union.
In 1942 Cripps returned to Britain and made a broadcast about the Soviet war effort. The popular response was phenomenal, and Cripps rapidly became one of the most popular politicians in the country, despite having no party backing. He was appointed a member of the War Cabinet, with the jobs of Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons, and was considered for a short period after his return from Moscow as a rival to Churchill in his hold on the country.
Sir Stafford Cripps
British were clever........ They made such a war propaganda that even the 2 Super Powers got fooled. Both the Soviets and Germans were expecting of an imminent attack from the other, due to this incessant propaganda which ultimately paid off.
It was just a matter of time for the attack to take place and could have been done by anyone. And then Hitler took the initiative and attacked Soviet Union, the largest landmass of the world and this is how the largest and bloodiest war of human history triggered.
- Joseph Stalin, 1939
As per The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, 1939
German Foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop (left), Joseph Stalin (center), and his foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov (right), in the Kremlin on August 23, 1939.
German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact (Germany-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [1939]) -- Encyclopedia Britannica
Stalin's pact with Hitler
WWII Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West . Episode 1 . Stalin's Pact with Hitler | PBS
Though Hitler defied the pact and attacked Soviet Union, thus triggering the largest and bloodiest war in the History of mankind but it's said that in the background it was a game played by the British.
When Winston Churchill formed his wartime coalition government in 1940 he appointed Sir Stafford Cripps Ambassador to the Soviet Union in the view that Cripps, who had Marxist sympathies, could negotiate with Joseph Stalin who was at this time allied with Nazi Germany through the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. When Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941, Cripps became a key figure in forging an alliance between the western powers and the Soviet Union.
In 1942 Cripps returned to Britain and made a broadcast about the Soviet war effort. The popular response was phenomenal, and Cripps rapidly became one of the most popular politicians in the country, despite having no party backing. He was appointed a member of the War Cabinet, with the jobs of Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons, and was considered for a short period after his return from Moscow as a rival to Churchill in his hold on the country.
Sir Stafford Cripps
British were clever........ They made such a war propaganda that even the 2 Super Powers got fooled. Both the Soviets and Germans were expecting of an imminent attack from the other, due to this incessant propaganda which ultimately paid off.
It was just a matter of time for the attack to take place and could have been done by anyone. And then Hitler took the initiative and attacked Soviet Union, the largest landmass of the world and this is how the largest and bloodiest war of human history triggered.