Its really not that complicated? Of the 2 murderous dictator both wanted to stab the other in the back and conquer all they have; only one wanted to stall the other for a few years while the other wanted a decade (maybe, probably largely dependent on developments)!
Not to mention that the USSR reqested to join the axis…
Interesting I did not know this. It all looks rather complex.
I need to read more before I really understand. Thanks for bringing it up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German–Soviet_Axis_talks
It is very complex people like to shout gotcha points at eachother about the Soviet/nazi relationship because they don’t understand history.
Its really not that complicated? Of the 2 murderous dictator both wanted to stab the other in the back and conquer all they have; only one wanted to stall the other for a few years while the other wanted a decade (maybe, probably largely dependent on developments)!
Case in point.
It’s really not that complex. Two genocidal empires cooperated, and then clashed.
Who were the Russians trying to genocide?
Poles, Finns, Baltic peoples…