The German military offensive breaks the non-aggression pact signed by both countries in 1939 The German invasion of Russia is much less of a surprise than was the Russo-German pact of August 23, 1939. It was not only that “Mein Kampf” was always the revelation of the sincere mind of Hitler. As late as April 11, 1939, in an almost raving speech at Wilhelmshaven Hitler described Soviet Russia as “that Jewish sponge of fungus,” and he had repeatedly returned in public pronouncements to his designs on Ukraine and even on the mineral wealth of the Urals.In his proclamation, in which …read more
Source: The Guardian
