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Originally Posted by Dread Knot
This basically gives the Red Army more time to reorganize itself after the 1930s purges and disasterous Winter War in Finland which it was rapidly in the process of doing in early 1941. It also give the Soviets more time to build up their industrial base in the Urals which was also trending before war erupted between Hitler and Stalin. If Hitler waits to attack Russia, he attacks a more formidable Russia.
Hitler's obession with finding Lebensraum in the East doomed his efforts before they even started.
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True, Well in that case they shouldnt have attacked Russia, opening up that second front and then not being prepared for winter doomed them. Those resources as others had said could have been used elsewhere.