USSR on the eve of war 1941
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- USSR on the eve of war in 1941
- Strengths
- The USSR was the second most powerful industrial country in the world, only the economy of the USA was greater.
- Production overall had risen by 400% since 1928.
- Industry had been relocated east of the Urals and would be out of reach of German forces.
- Agriculture had been largely reorganised into collective farms. Production was up by one-third.
- Stalin was untouchable, he had complete control of the USSR: contrary advice was not welcomed and could be very unwise.
- The Soviet population was much greater than that of Germany.
- The land mass of the USSR made invasion very risky.
- Generals 'January' and 'February' were very important factors.
- Weaknesses
- Stalin had allowed himself to be lulled into a state of false security by the Nazi-Soviet pact.
- He had ignored warnings from his spy Richard Sorge that Germany was about to invade.
- In June 1941, Stalin was taken completely by surprise by Operation Barbossa. He appears to have taken a week to recover from the shock.
- Although Stalin was all-powerful, many of the people of the USSR hated him and were ready to welcome the Germans.
- he was aware, as his first speech showed, that appealing to people to fight for him personally would be a waste of time.
- The Purges had made him many enemies and had deasted the soviet armed forces. Most experienced officers had been removed or executed.
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