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Germany was the main participant in world war II and the instigator of world war II. In 1939, Germany blitzed Poland, igniting the fuse of World War II. After the outbreak of World War II, Britain and France declared war on Germany, and the two sides entered a state of hostility. In the Battle of France, Britain and France were defeated by Germany, and Britain retreated to the mainland. However, although Britain was overwhelmed by Germany, it continued to fight with Germany, which made Germany very unhappy. However, what makes people wonder is that Germany has not yet leveled Britain, and has actually run to fight the Soviet Union, creating a passive situation in which the east and west fronts are at war. Germany's defeat had a lot to do with the two fronts. So how helpless was Germany during World War II, and why did it choose to go to war on the East and West fronts?
In fact, Germany's choice of two fronts to start a war is really very helpless, completely forced by the situation. Before World War II, Germany greatly expanded its army and continued to expand outwards, while Britain and France, fearing war, had always accommodated Germany and implemented a policy of appeasement, which led to a growing appetite for Germany. Germany annexed not only Austria, but also Czechoslovakia, and its national strength soared, becoming Europe's first industrial and military power, with the ability and ambition to challenge the two giants of Britain and France.
In 1939, Germany turned its sights to Poland and carved up Poland in partnership with the Soviet Union. The reason why Germany cooperated with the Soviet Union was on the one hand because Germany did not know the details of the Soviet Union and was not sure of defeating the Soviet Union; on the other hand, Germany did not have the confidence to fight against the powerful Britain and France alone, so it wanted to pull the Soviet Union into the company to support itself, and at the same time relieve the worries of the future, so as to let go of Britain and France. In 1940, Germany defeated Britain and France in the Battle of France, won the war, and won the hegemony of Western Europe. In less than a year, Germany swept through Europe, gaining France, the Balkans, Northern Europe, the LowLands, Poland and other places, as well as allies such as Italy and Romania, as well as quasi-allies such as Spain, Turkey, and Sweden, forming a semi-encirclement posture against the Soviet Union. If Germany and the Soviet Union had gone it alone at this time, the Soviet Union would have been really powerless to return to heaven.
But the price of Germany gaining power over the Soviet Union was to make a vendetta against Britain, because Germany's occupation of most of Europe touched Britain's bottom line, and Britain could not allow Germany to eat so many interests, so no matter how Germany showed favor to Britain, it was indifferent and had to fight Germany to the end. Germany had no choice but to turn back, so it had to choose to go to war with Britain and the Soviet Union at the same time. In fact, Germany was really helpless, and it was not able to crush the Soviet Union when the diplomatic situation was better, nor was it willing to attack the Soviet Union. When they had the will and the ability, the Germans had to offend Britain and the United States to death, which meant a two-front battle. It was really not easy for Germany to wage a world war between the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union.
References: History of World War II, General History of the World," "Eastward Advance: The Soviet-German War, 1941-1943"