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Joseph Stalin trusted Adolf Hitler's word before the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that Joseph Stalin trusted Adolf Hitler's word before the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?

Unclear. Three sources indicate Stalin misjudged or was blinded to Hitler's intentions and remained convinced Hitler would not betray him before the June 1941 invasion, but none states in terms that he trusted Hitler's word.

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German-Soviet economic relations at the time of the Hitler-Stalin pact, 1939-1941
1995
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Schwendemann, H. (1995). German-Soviet economic relations at the time of the Hitler-Stalin pact, 1939-1941. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3406/cmr.1995.2425

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How Stalin Misjudged Hitler Before Operation Barbarossa | HISTORY
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How Stalin Misjudged Hitler Before Operation Barbarossa | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/how-stalin-was-caught-napping

Stalin’s Political Delusions and Military Preparations for War with Nazi Germany (Chapter 3) - The Cambridge Companion to the Nazi-Soviet War Logo for Cambridge Core from Cambridge University Press. Click to return to homepage. Logo for Cambridge Core from Cambridge University Press. Click to return
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Stalin’s Political Delusions and Military Preparations for War with Nazi Germany (Chapter 3) - The Cambridge Companion to the Nazi-Soviet War Logo for Cambridge Core from Cambridge University Press. Click to return to homepage. Logo for Cambridge Core from Cambridge University Press. Click to return. (n.d.). cambridge.org. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-companion-to-the-nazisoviet-war/stalins-political-delusions-and-military-preparations-for-war-with-nazi-germany/EBBE5AF677EE6D70C206F4B17E1D8758

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