The Soviet German War
The Soviet-German War is the most brutal episode of the most vicious war that mankind has ever seen (Clark 1). During the "Great Patriotic War", as Joseph Stalin coins it, the Soviet Union emerges through pure tenacity as one of the world's great superpowers. Although Stalin and the USSR emerge victorious, the sacrifices made are enormous (Clark 446). Estimates show between 20-25 million Soviets die from 1941-1945. Only 7-8 million Germans die during this same period (Encarta). Many of these deaths are a direct result of the brilliant (sometimes insane) chess match between two of the most tyrannical leaders in history: Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Even today, some people ponder which leader fits the anti-Christ description best. The finest way to analyze the minds of these two leaders is to examine each dictator's rise to power, the motives which led to the "unholy alliance", and the initial offensive campaigns that each dictator launches. Born on December 21, 1877, Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili's father is a drunkard and his mother is a washer struggling to support the family. Dzhugashvili will later be known to the world as Joseph Stalin (Encarta). Stalin's mother, Ekaterina Georgievna, is a dedicated memb
Stalin quickly becomes one of Lenin's most trusted lieutenants; his main priority going to raising money for the party. Through advertising in the anti-Semitism newspaper, people come to the meetings to hear Hitler speak. When World War I erupts in 1914, Hitler eagerly volunteers for service in the German army on the Western Front. In 1900 and 1901 he leads railway strikes and demonstrations which catches the attention of the imperial police. This becomes a similar pattern in Hitler's war years. If war with Germany could not be prevented, gain as much from Germany as possible3. Between the period of 1903 and 1913, the imperial police capture Stalin a total of seven times for revolutionary activity. He is captured for the first time and is exiled to Siberia in 1903; but the feisty Stalin escapes and by 1904 he is back in Georgia. Lenin's final political "testament" displays his doubts about having Stalin as the Secretary General and even asks that Stalin is removed from office. Born on April 20, 1989, in a small village in Austria-Hungary, Adolf Hitler's father is an Austrian customs agent who rises to considerable status. With the support of his party, Hitler is elected to the position of Chancellor in 1930. That opportunity comes from the Great Depression of 1929. The resilent Hitler is released one year later. Adolf Hitler quickly uses his position to spread the party's influence throughout Munich and Bavaria. This is considered one of Stalin's brightest moves.
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