Nazi Forces Aiming to Defeat USSR in 3 Weeks, Capture Stalin in 1941

Nazi Forces Wanted to Defeat USSR in 3 Weeks, Take Stalin Hostage in 1941 – Documents

Sputnik International

The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has transferred declassified Soviet military intelligence files to Russia’s to Victory Museum, the country’s leading military history museum. The documents indicate that Nazi German leader Adolf Hitler wanted to defeat the Soviet Union in three weeks and take Joseph Stalin hostage.

Published on: 2024-05-06

This is the first time such valuable documents were declassified. The files include reports from the heads of military intelligence, encrypted telegrams, and personal files of intelligence officers. One report revealed that the German command planned to achieve a final victory within three weeks, capture Stalin, and end the war in the east to invade England. Nazi Germany’s intentions to attack the USSR were confirmed by Hitler’s personal correspondence.

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