German Invasion of USSR Triggered the Holocaust

German invasion of the Soviet Union triggered the Holocaust for a very simple reason: while the decision to kill all male Jews of military age was made and approved sometime in early April of 1941, it could have been implemented only after the Jews in question fall under German control. Which started to happen on June 22, 1941 – on the very first day of Operation Barbarossa.

Invasion of the Soviet Union was inevitable for two reasons: Hitler wanted to destroy the Bolshevist Soviet Union (and thus eliminate genuinely existential threat to Germany, Europe and the whole human civilization) … and to get the Lebensraum for Germany (in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Baltic countries).

Hence, Operation Barbarossa in reality was a highly controversial (ambiguous) endeavor: on the one hand, it was a brutal, murderous and criminal colonial war which would have resulted in serial mass murder of millions of “Untermenshen” – and in enslavement of tens of millions.

On the other hand, it was a highly noble (salvific even) project aimed at saving Germany, Europe, Christian Church and the whole human civilization as we know it from annihilation by Bolshevist hordes.

There is ample evidence that Stalin intended to invade Europe via Poland (again) in the end of June of 1941. First, the Soviets tried it once (in 1920) but failed (thank God). Second, the whole Soviet industrial (and economic) activities in 1922-41 had but one objective: build a military-industrial complex capable of taking over the whole continental Europe – and subsequently over the whole world.

But the most damning evidence is provided by Soviet military documents declassified after the collapse of the Soviet Union. They contain orders to transform military districts in the Western part of the USSR into “fronts” (the Soviet equivalents of Army Groups).

These orders were given on June 15th, 1941. Which meant that the Red Army was to go to war a week later (roughly). However, when the mighty Wehrmacht attacked, the whole Soviet military and civilian system (including Stalin) was in complete shock. Which meant but one thing: Red Army was to attack Wehrmacht just days after June 15th, 1941.

Historian Mark Solonin proved (IMHO, beyond the reasonable doubt) that this attack was set to happen on June 23rd, 1941. Which means that Hitler pre-empted Stalin by mere 24 hours or so.

Saving Germany and Europe – and ultimately killing four million Jews.