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40 Facts About Adolf Hitler and His Dramatic Fall

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Hitler is driven through the crowd. Wikimedia Commons.

20. Hitler Made a Pact Not to Invade the Soviet Union, But He Lied

In 1939, Hitler and Josef Stalin, the dictator of the Soviet Union, signed a non-aggression pact. However, Hitler’s appetite for world domination and the successes of his other invasions in Europe led to him invading the Soviet Union in 1941. However, he and his troops were not prepared for the harsh Russian winters.

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