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Originally posted by dasreich:
I agree with you. Hitler had a desire for lebensraum in the east, which made war very likely. But the Soviets also had an ideological imperative to expand communism; and Germany was the political opposite of Russia at the time.
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And western european democratism was the political opposite to communism between 1945-1990. 45 years, guess the Russkies had a huge breath to wait for the right time to invade Western Europe.
Maybe back in the 1940s their "ideological imperative" wasn't as strong as thier sense for reality and the possible risks of running into uncalculable adventures like invading the No.1 Army in the World and European hegemonist.
The complete lack of political plans to support any "invade Germany"-theory suggests this.
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Perhaps saying 100% inevitable was a tad far, but i would love for you to construct a plausible alternate history in which Fascist Nazi Germany and Communist Soviet Russia never go to war.
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Replace "Fscist Germany" with "Western Europe" and you have it.
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Given history, the only question was how and when the war would occur.
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As long as Hitler was in rule of Germany, yes.
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I agree its not a fair or just reason, but the Soviet deployment of forces along the German border was indictive of an offensive campaign, and such a campaign could destroy Germany very quickly, especially if the Reds got the time they needed to prepare for one.
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LOL, in 1939, the Poles deployed their troops at...(drumroll) SURPRISE ! The border to Germany! Clearly a sign of an upcoming Polish attack!
Reality check: How would you call a political leader who deploys his Army NOT at the border from where he has to fear an invasion? I'd say: A moron. I'm not a big STAVKA strategist, but I think in 1941 it's a clever idea to have a good part of troops placed at my western border and not letting them counting deers somewhere in Southeast Siberia.
Or do you expect the French to deploy their troops and built their Maginot line along the beaches of the French Rivera to not cause the impression of preparing an offensive campaign against anyone but the Med. Sea?
Cheers,