| | Before the Soviet Union signed the pact, Japan and many European countries also signed non-aggression pacts with Nazi Germany. While Moscow had been negotiating this treaty with Berlin, the Soviets were fighting a major campaign against [[Hitler]]'s ally Japan. [[Stalin]] feared a two-front war against Germany and Japan. Representing the Soviets was foreign minister [[Vyacheslav Molotov]], and representing the Nazis was foreign minister [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]]. The treaty was signed on August 23, 1939, three days after the start of the Battle of [[Mongolia#Khalkhin Gol|Khalkhin-Gol]] between the Soviet Union and Japan. In mid-September, Tokyo signed a non-aggression pact with Moscow. The main aim for this treaty is dividing [[Poland]] between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union, Nazi Germany conquered western parts of Poland including the capital city of [[Warsaw]], while The Soviet Union conquered east parts of country. both countries committed war crimes and genocides against their inhabitants after invasion..<ref>Jerrold and Leona Schecter, ''Sacred Secrets: How Soviet Intelligence Operations Changed American History'', Washington, DC: Brassey’s, 2002, pg. 12.</ref> Because of this treaty Stalin ignore all warnings about possible German invasion in 1941, and he prefer to continue with his dictatorial policy be eliminating his opponents inside. Soviet Union lost massively millions of lives during [[Operation Barbarossa]] in [[World War 2]].<ref>https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-soviet-pact</ref> | | Before the Soviet Union signed the pact, Japan and many European countries also signed non-aggression pacts with Nazi Germany. While Moscow had been negotiating this treaty with Berlin, the Soviets were fighting a major campaign against [[Hitler]]'s ally Japan. [[Stalin]] feared a two-front war against Germany and Japan. Representing the Soviets was foreign minister [[Vyacheslav Molotov]], and representing the Nazis was foreign minister [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]]. The treaty was signed on August 23, 1939, three days after the start of the Battle of [[Mongolia#Khalkhin Gol|Khalkhin-Gol]] between the Soviet Union and Japan. In mid-September, Tokyo signed a non-aggression pact with Moscow. The main aim for this treaty is dividing [[Poland]] between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union, Nazi Germany conquered western parts of Poland including the capital city of [[Warsaw]], while The Soviet Union conquered east parts of country. both countries committed war crimes and genocides against their inhabitants after invasion..<ref>Jerrold and Leona Schecter, ''Sacred Secrets: How Soviet Intelligence Operations Changed American History'', Washington, DC: Brassey’s, 2002, pg. 12.</ref> Because of this treaty Stalin ignore all warnings about possible German invasion in 1941, and he prefer to continue with his dictatorial policy be eliminating his opponents inside. Soviet Union lost massively millions of lives during [[Operation Barbarossa]] in [[World War 2]].<ref>https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-soviet-pact</ref> |