"War of The Century" 20 of 20

Before invading Poland, Germany signed the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, securing the eastern border of Germany. Limited trade, mostly on the part of the Russians, was part of the agreement. But everyone involved knew that it was a measure on both sides to buy time. Ideologically, both nations despised the other. Hitler had devoted much of Mein Kampf to his believe in the menace of Communism. Nazism was against everything Communism stood for.

Part of the operational planning of the German high command involved a possible invasion of the Soviet Union. On July 21, a month after the fall of France, Hitler summoned Generalfeldmarshal Walther von Brauchitsch and instructed him to plan for an invasion of the Soviet Union

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[TheYuuzhan]

After watching this, I can only say that the millions of Germans and the tens of millions of Russians (civilians and military) who fought and died in the Great Patriotic War were nothing more than victims of two terror regimes...

[evilmickey100]

what kind of bullshit crime is that trying to take to much credit for the war

[Morthavenger22]

@anon94707 he looks like a rat lol

[TheHiLiteShow7]

Great Docu. Horrible atrocities were committed on both sides...unthinkable to imagine yourself as a villager caught between the two sides...

[nasos073net]

I don't know much about the 1st World War, but the 2nd... that one seems to me like genuine madness, rather than anything else.

[1968userrgb]

amazing documentary, one of the best. 

[JamesMr90]

2:50 Represents the Red Army: Worthless stealing animals and rapists.

[quelbop]

Soldier at 02:09- - -in some ways he paid a price for what he did, regardless of whether he commited a war crime or not : there's something rather twisted about his aura.

[goodkarma33]

I wonder what the population of the word would be today if we never had any world wars? Possibly twice what is is today? One things for sure, hate and greed would still segregate the classes, but a a larger scale.

[hardrocker19901]

@olelumpy Sadly soilders who do decide against those types of orders may send up joining the civilians. disobaying orders gets you way more than just a slap on the wrist

[hardrocker19901]

@mikeplay007 War crimes happen all the time. In every war by every country. Nobody is innocent.