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Germany’s success in 1939–41 were down to the age old advantage of the street corner knifepoint robber. If you start the day with the intention of savage action and choose an unready victim – even the scrawniest hood can get the first few hits in with the element of surprise.

The element of surprise in the Nazi mugging of Europe came courtesy of Stalin with his non-aggression pact and Hitlers drive to go before the country was ready. His opponents could read numbers on a page as well as any, and by going before they added up caught his victims unaware, twice, in one year, allowing him to turn on his benefactor.

It was a desperate play, that bought early results through vicious intent. When his victims got back to their feet, they smacked him about like the scrawny crackhead he was.

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- David Rendahl, on Quora

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