The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, and one day after the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union had approved the pact.[15] The Soviets invaded Poland on 17 September.
The most remarkable event of this kind occurred at Brest-Litovsk on 22 September. The German 19th Panzer Corps—commanded by General Heinz Guderian—had occupied the city, which lay within the Soviet sphere of interest. When the Soviet 29th Tank Brigade (commanded by Semyon Krivoshein) approached, the commanders agreed that the German troops would withdraw and the Soviet troops would enter the city, saluting each other.[111] At Brest-Litovsk, Soviet and German commanders held a joint victory parade before German forces withdrew westward behind a new demarcation line
People may, but I am not. Back then, we gave them equipment for free to beat the Nazis.
Today, Russia buys western equipment at a 10% markup after sanctions. As Lenin said: 'The capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.'
The supplier relationship in both wars is simply a symptom of the West being more advanced in quality or capacity for the parts and services in question.
Comments
People tend to forget they were our allies back then
Only after Operation Barbarossa. USSR was allied with Germans and started WW2 together with Hitler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Poland
May 1st. 1941 Red Square, Moscow parade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZbN_ujVWKY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day
People may, but I am not. Back then, we gave them equipment for free to beat the Nazis.
Today, Russia buys western equipment at a 10% markup after sanctions. As Lenin said: 'The capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.'
The supplier relationship in both wars is simply a symptom of the West being more advanced in quality or capacity for the parts and services in question.