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The Batle of Stalingrad
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The Battle of Stalingrad Question 1 What was the Soviet reaction to the German invasion? The Soviet reaction to the German invasion was mixed. At first, many of the people of the Western Soviet Union welcomed the Germans as they believed the Germans would grant them their desire for independence. The Ukrainians in particular welcomed the Germans, as did the Baltic States, which had only been occupied by the USSR for two years. The Baltic States also had some German people living there who would have been keen to be German citizens again. In addition, the Soviet government had caused a severe famine in the Ukraine had caused a severe famine in the Ukraine, called Holodomor, in the early 1930s, which had resulted in around five million deaths. This famine was probably engineered by the Soviets to destroy the Ukrainian morale. The Soviet government made atheism the official stance on religion which made many citizens...
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