Why can't Germany beat the Soviet Union in World War II?

First, the invasion of the Soviet Union was a long-term "established national policy" of the Nazi Party. This directly determines the inevitability of attacking the Soviet Union!

In the book Mein Kampf published by 1924, Hitler put forward a vague plan-attacking Russia! Another secret book was written in 1928, which reiterated the viewpoint of attacking Russia in Mein Kampf. Even if it is not a detailed plan, it is a clear confession of Hitler's thoughts. At a meeting in 1937, Colonel Hossbach, Hitler's assistant, recorded Hitler's plan to seize the eastern territory before the German army began to lose its advantage. Hitler knew very well that Germany must seize the opportunity to appear in the East. The Hossbach Memorandum basically predicted Hitler's actions.

Second, the goal: the Soviet Union or Britain! ?

For more than two months after the fall of France, Hitler hesitated on the issue of eastward (attacking the Soviet Union) and westward (attacking Britain). The plan to attack Britain and the plan to attack the Soviet Union were made almost at the same time. On the one hand, Hitler bombed Britain indiscriminately, on the other hand, he secretly transferred a large number of troops to the East. Although Hitler wanted to invade the Soviet Union for a long time, he wanted to eat Britain first and avoid fighting on two fronts. If Germany had air superiority, the Germans would definitely cross the Strait and invade Britain. But Hitler's air force suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Britain. Because Germany had no air superiority, Hitler did not postpone his plan to attack the Soviet Union. Although Germany was unable to defeat Britain, Hitler decided to attack the Soviet Union, hoping to defeat the Soviet Union quickly and then deal with Britain. Hitler's plan: the German armed forces should defeat the Soviet Union quickly before the end of the war against Britain. Because of this, Germany must use all the army forces that can be mobilized, while the navy still focuses on Britain. This work must be completed before1941may 15. The overall strategic attempt is to go deep into armored forces, fight boldly, wipe out the main force of the army in the western part of the Soviet Union, and then quickly pursue it, and establish a defense line from the Volga River to Al Hangel to deal with the Asian part of the Soviet Union. Moreover, he thought that Germany could also prevent Britain from forming an alliance with the Soviet Union.

Then why did Hitler make such a decision? I think there are three main reasons:

First, the food panic and oil shortage in western Europe have brought great difficulties to Hitler's expansion of the war, and winning the British Isles will only increase this difficulty. Therefore, he urgently needs to seize Ukraine's grain and Caucasus's oil and give blood transfusion to the armed forces.

Second, the German navy is weak and it is difficult to cross the sea. Even after defeating the British Empire, Hitler believed that "the Germans won the victory with blood and sacrifice, but only Japan, the United States and other countries benefited." Besides, Hitler was carried away by victory and overestimated the strength of the German army. So the belief that the mainland comes first and the ocean comes later.

Third, in Hitler's global strategy, the Soviet Union is the main enemy, and Britain is the object that can be compromised. At that time, the strategic situation on the European continent was the confrontation between the Soviet Union and Germany.

The fourth and most important point is the power contrast between the Soviet Union and Germany at that time.

By the summer of 1940, Germany had occupied nine European countries, including Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. These areas, with a population of over 65438+ billion, are the heart of Europe and the areas where European industries are concentrated. In addition, attacking the Soviet Union will also get the help of Italy, an ally, Hungary, Romania, Spain, Bulgaria and other servant countries and Finland, the sworn enemy of the Soviet Union. Moreover, Japan, a fascist ally, will also contain a large number of Soviet troops in the direction of Siberia in the Far East of the Soviet Union.

As far as the Soviet side is concerned, not only is the preparation for war preparedness mobilization insufficient, but the strategic and tactical thinking is also outdated. Moreover, after Stalin's "great cleansing" of the Soviet high-level, there was a huge vacuum in the talent of the Soviet command team. All these will tell the Germans an unmistakable message-we will have a chance! !

194 1 summer, the comprehensive national strength and military strength between the Soviet Union and Germany were in an advantageous position. Under such circumstances, Germany invested the main force in the war of invading the Soviet Union, accounting for twice the advantage of the Soviet Union in terms of the number of troops, while tanks and planes were nearly three times that of the Soviet Union (in contrast, the Soviet Union maintained an absolute advantage in artillery at all stages of the war, which may also have a lot to do with the Soviet Union's strategic thinking of "great depth" and defense. So to sum up, Hitler finally chose the decision to attack the Soviet Union.

Third, Hitler's mistake.

In June, Hitler attacked the Soviet Union and made a big mistake. 194 1 After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in February, Hitler made another big mistake: declaring war on the United States. Maybe Hitler wanted Japan to go to war, because he always wanted Japan to be on his side, and he also launched a submarine war against American ships. In this way, Hitler also provoked a global war to destroy the Third Reich.

One of Hitler's greatest weaknesses is his racist ideas. He declared that the Aryan race was the best. This greatly weakened Germany's strength. For example, when Germany first attacked the Soviet Union, many Ukrainians and other ethnic groups rose up against Stalin's brutal rule. But Hitler regarded them as Slavs and thought that Germany was not worth cooperating with them against Stalin. This made Germany miss an opportunity to establish the broadest anti-Soviet alliance, and this loss was unpredictable! I also think that the United States is weak because its population includes blacks and Jews, but I don't know that the diversity of American society can also be a source of rights!