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Echoes of the Past: Hitler’s Overreach and Downfall
The parallels between Putin ‘s current predicament and Adolf Hitler ‘s strategic blunders during World War II are striking . Hitler’s decision to invade the Soviet Union in 1941, violating the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, marked the beginning of a protracted and ultimately disastrous campaign . Overconfident in his military prowess, Hitler dismissed the counsel of his generals, leading to catastrophic defeats such as the Battle of Stalingrad, where over 200,000 Axis soldiers were killed and 235,000 captured .
As the war turned against Germany, Hitler’s refusal to acknowledge reality culminated in the “Nero Decree,” ordering the destruction of Germany’s own infrastructure to prevent its use by advancing Allied forces . Th
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