why did Hitler insist on breaking the pact and invading Russian in winter?
Nitpick: Hitler invaded Russia in the middle of summer.
The answer is that he regarded Communism as “Judeo-Bolshevism”, a Jewish plot against the Aryan race.
That answer has problems explaining the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
See above—Hitler’s armies didn’t invade Russia until winter.
There’s no problem there whatsoever—Hitler always intended to march against Russia, not least to wipe out or enslave the Slavs. The pact just allowed him some breathing space.
Hitler’s armies didn’t invade Russia until winter.
Sorry, whaaaat?
Nitpick: Hitler invaded Russia in the middle of summer.
That answer has problems explaining the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
See above—Hitler’s armies didn’t invade Russia until winter.
There’s no problem there whatsoever—Hitler always intended to march against Russia, not least to wipe out or enslave the Slavs. The pact just allowed him some breathing space.
Sorry, whaaaat?