NEW HIGHLY UPDATED VERSION HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQdjGJJktfk Many people claim that it was extremely stupid for Germany/Hitler to attack the Soviet Union in World War 2, but is this claim just typical hindsight-thinking or based on information that was available in 1940? In this video I take a look at the information prior to Operation Barbarossa. Most notably the experience from the First World War, the Battle of France, the Invasion of Poland, Operation Weserübung and the Winter War. » HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT MILITARY HISTORY VISUALIZED « (A) You can support my channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv (B) You can also buy "Spoils of War" (merchandise) in the online shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop » SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS « facebook: https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ twitter: https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized tumblr: http://militaryhistoryvisualized.tumblr.com/ Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Weser%C3%BCbung https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_I) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Rapallo_(1922) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War_in_1920