ruplayer Wrote:Well, they wanted take adventure and try to take Soviet Union very fast, but they didn't know that Russians are crazy enough to lose 30 millions men if needed to defend our Nation. I say Germans lost Second WW after 1st month, when Operation Barbarossa didn't work for them.

That's definitely true, but fair to say is that not every Russian fought to defend his country. A sizeable amount of Russians were forced. Because after all, Stalin was crazy as hell, and not in a 'cool Russian way', but a total psychopath. Funny story about Stalin when his son tried to commit suicide:

'While Stalin and his wife were arguing about this a shot was heard from Yakov's room. Yakov had shot himself. While she tended to his wounds and sent for a doctor all his father said was, "He can't even shoot straight."

Assassin Wrote:Hitler and Napoleon were very successful leaders the conquered alot of land, but their biggest mistake was they tried to invade russia as it was the largest nation and that was their end, if hitler kept the treaty and didnt attack Russia he might have won the war the environment and weather conditions were not suitable for the Germans as they werent used to it and ru Russia actually did lose about 20 million solider as a i recall i forgot the number exactly but its close.

He was successful to some degree of course but his (like a lot of leaders) biggest flaw was hubris, he underestimated about every opponent(Russia, Great-Britain, US) and only listened to the generals who agreed with him.