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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="ARGENTVS" data-source="post: 2769468" data-attributes="member: 93">Theories on Stalin's InactivityThere are several theories on why Stalin should have reacted so slowly to the invasion. Some have speculated that Stalin was so shocked by the invasion and the betrayal by Hitler that he went into a state of shock. Some believe that such was his despair that Stalin retreated away from the world unable to face the magnitude of his mistake and the consequences of his error in trusting Hitler. He had assumed that Hitler would abide by the terms of the non-aggression pact of 1939. Some historians have even suggested that Stalin suffered some kind of nervous breakdown. Another, less popular theory is that Stalin deliberately withdrew from the scene, to avoid being ousted from power. When he saw that no one was about to challenge his authority he decided to take control of the situation. <a href="https://dailyhistory.org/How_did_Joseph_Stalin_react_to_the_German_invasion_during_WWII%3F#cite_note-9" target="_blank">[9]</a>Stalin leads the fightbackHowever, within weeks Stalin manage to recover from the shock and called for reinforcements. Although German troops had made huge advances into the heartlands of the Soviet Union and the rest of the government had been evacuated from Moscow, Stalin remained in the Kremlin and begun to take control of the country’s ailing military infrastructure. As German troops approached the Soviet capital of Moscow, Stalin directed a devastating defensive policy, destroying any supplies or infrastructure that might benefit the enemy. Fresh competent USSR military commanders loyal to Stalin were allowed to take control of important strategic positions and military divisions. <a href="https://dailyhistory.org/How_did_Joseph_Stalin_react_to_the_German_invasion_during_WWII%3F#cite_note-10" target="_blank">[10]</a> This scorched earth tactic denied the Germans key supplies. This was particularly the case as the German supply lines had become extended and the men at the front did not receive the supplies that they needed. The policy of destroying the infrastructure and anything else that could be utilized by the Germans caused immense suffering to the Soviet civilian population. However, it dramatically slowed the German advance. Stalin's policy contributed to the failure of the German army to take Moscow in the early winter of 1941.<a href="https://dailyhistory.org/How_did_Joseph_Stalin_react_to_the_German_invasion_during_WWII%3F#cite_note-11" target="_blank">[11]</a><a href="https://dailyhistory.org/How_did_Joseph_Stalin_react_to_the_German_invasion_during_WWII%3F#:~:text=Stalin%20and%20Ribbentrop%20after%20signing,by%20German%20forces%20in%201940.&text=Stalin's%20response%20to%20Hitler's%20invasion,ineffective%20because%20he%20trusted%20Hitler" target="_blank">https://dailyhistory.org/How_did_Joseph_Stalin_react_to_the_German_invasion_during_WWII?#:~:text=Stalin and Ribbentrop after signing,by German forces in 1940.&text=Stalin's response to Hitler's invasion,ineffective because he trusted Hitler</a>.</blockquote>

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