they also bought into their own delusions of grandeur, which convinced them that carrying out a war on two fronts was a good idea
You just slipped back into the NPC full evil view there. The Germans believed the Soviets were preparing a backstab, so gambled on a preemptive backstab of their own.
It might have worked if not for the facts that wars are won by logistics and that the allegedly neutral US, the only great industrial power outside of bombing range, was sending supplies to the Soviets and British to keep them in the war. Just like how we're currently supplying the Ukrainians. Stalin even privately admitted as much, according to Khrushchev's memiors.
While at war with England. And they saw war with Russia as inevitable, so why not interrupt their offensive while they're still building up for it? It's a bad position to be in either way, but one at least takes the initiative.
You just slipped back into the NPC full evil view there. The Germans believed the Soviets were preparing a backstab, so gambled on a preemptive backstab of their own.
It might have worked if not for the facts that wars are won by logistics and that the allegedly neutral US, the only great industrial power outside of bombing range, was sending supplies to the Soviets and British to keep them in the war. Just like how we're currently supplying the Ukrainians. Stalin even privately admitted as much, according to Khrushchev's memiors.
while at war with all of europe. No sane general would think that was a good idea.
While at war with England. And they saw war with Russia as inevitable, so why not interrupt their offensive while they're still building up for it? It's a bad position to be in either way, but one at least takes the initiative.
not just england, they also occupied france and other hostile populations with active resistance.