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Lionel Mandrake

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5. Hitler's greatest blunder,

Reply to Chasstev365 (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:34 AM

6 hrs ago

which sealed the fate of the Third Reich, was the decision to attack the USSR. There were plenty of other blunders on both sides. Stalin ignored warnings from the Allies that an Axis invasion was imminent. Hitler decided his soldiers wouldn't need winter clothing, since they would be home by Christmas. As serious as these and other blunders were, they affected only the timing, not the final outcome of the war. Like Napoleon before him, Hitler had no conception of what in store for him.

It was mainly the USSR that defeated Nazi Germany, although they did get some help from the USA and the UK.

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Does anyone here NOT know what happened on June 22, 1941? [View all] Lionel Mandrake 17 hrs ago OP

Barbarossa Dan 17 hrs ago #1

3 Million Germany soldiers began the invasion of the USSR in Operations Barabrosa. Chasstev365 16 hrs ago #2

Hitler's greatest blunder, Lionel Mandrake 6 hrs ago #5

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I'm afraid you're right about that. Lionel Mandrake 6 hrs ago #4