When and how did the Soviet Union enter World War II?

Question

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Answer 1

1939 Molitov and Von Rippentrop pact then sept. 17 th 39 they attack Poland from the East. Capture bulk of Polish army near Bug river line, deported to forced labor camps. June of 41 Hitler attacks East., by then Stalin has purged 7 of 8 top generals 4 of field marshals includding Buddeny and Tuchachevsky, elevated Gregory Zuckov.

Answer 2

Russia entered World War II twice. The first time was when Germany invaded Poland in 1939. Russia invaded from the east at the same time and gobbled up east Poland. That was in accordance with the non-aggression pact it signed with Germany. Then it functioned as a "friend" of Germany.

Russia re-entered the war a few years later as a result of "Operation Barbarosa" when Germany invaded it in an effort to gain control over Russian wheat and oil.

Answer 3

The Soivet Union was in WW2 from the beginning, having signed a secret treaty with the Nazis in 1939, promising to secrelty help the Nazis destroy Poland, then divide it up. Once this was done, and Germany was in a position to invade USSR, the Soviets switched sides, luckily for us, and won the war, practically for us.

Answer 4

Hitler violated the non-aggression pact that he signed with Stalin. September 1941 the Nazis capture Kiev and the Russians begin their standard scorched earth retreat while they wait for winter to take out the Nazis.

Answer 5

June 22, 1941, Germany Invaded. One month earlier and the outcome could have been very different.

Answer 6

when germany attacked them, pushing for the oil fields east of stalingrad