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Was the fate of the war really decided in the second half of 1941? Why did Hitler attack an ally, when Japan, instead of helping in the Far East, preferred to conquer the Pacific and caused the US to enter the war? Did Stalin know everything, and if so, why was he surprised? Who was the first victim of the dictator's anger for the failures of the first weeks of defense. I invite you to another episode related to World War II. (10:37) Stalin's intelligence knew everything. Why did the Soviet dictator believe Hitler? (16:12) Germany on June 22, 1941. Saviors or occupiers? (18:55) Nations that allied with Hitler. (25:17) What was Hitler's key decision/mistake? (33:05) A turning point for the entire war? Operation Barbarossa changed the balance of power in Europe, and most importantly, the configuration of the powers participating in World War II. What happened to the world later in the military and political dimension was largely a consequence of Hitler's decision to cross the Bug River line by the Germans. The largest military operation of the largest war in the history of the world. A battle in which the largest number of soldiers took part and which brought the greatest number of casualties. On June 22, 1941, 3 million 300 thousand people equipped with over 3 thousand tanks, tens of thousands of cars and even 600 thousand horses, supported by 2.5 thousand combat aircraft, were to take the offensive on a front as wide as 1.5 thousand km. On a span as wide as the Gulf of Finland from the Black Sea. No one had ever declared such a war.