rs strategy. Had Hitler employed spies to gain intelligence, he could have avoided several of the pitfalls of battle he faced.COUNTER-ARGUMENTHitler has been deemed by history to be a lunatic looking for world domination and this desire is what led to the invasion of the Soviet Union. From Hitler's position in 1941, he had no other options. Germany was hurt by both WWI and the restrictions imposed on the country which led to several difficulties. Hitler realized in order to support his people as well as his army, that he needed more land for agriculture and natural resources. Being isolated, Germany was not allowed to industrialize and trade was limited by treaties, which led to Hitlers decision to invade the Soviet Union and gain the much-needed resources. The need for natural resources, the power the German army possessed in 1941 and the a preemptive strike to prevent soviet attacks compelled the invasion codenamed "Operation Barbarossa."Hitlers army was well seasoned and trained. The German army had taken Poland, France and several other countries in Europe with out much struggle. The advanced technology base and numbers of his army gave him good reason to believe his army was able to defeat the Russians. Hitler, with the invasion of Russia was trying to eliminate the chance of a war on two fronts. He knew that England would rebound and the Japanese had a possibility of a threat somewhere down the line, so Hitler wanted to cripple Russia to prevent them from attacking at a later date. The Soviet Union was amassing troops and supplies and moving them west. While no action against Germany was taken, it was better in Hitlers mind to make an offensive attack than to wait and be on the defensive. This also provided a chance to strike Britain later without worrying about the Soviet Union coming to their defense.A final expectation of the invasion was Hitlers belief the United States would stay out of Europe once they saw the So...
