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During World War II, did Russia have an offensive plan similar to the German's operation Barbarossa?
Before Germany invaded Russia in 1941 and forced them onto the defensive, did Russian military planners have an offensive plan for the attack of Germany?
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There is some controversy over this question. During the 1980s, Victor Suvorov wrote a book (Icebreaker: Who Started the Second World War) suggesting that Soviet forces were indeed poised to attack Germany, but were unprepared for defensive operations (hence their collapse in the opening months of Operation Barbarossa).
There is a some consensus among western historians that this hypothesis does not have a strong base in evidence, however this is certainly not a universal view and there remains significant support (or partial support) for Surorov's ideas.
There is a some consensus among western historians that this hypothesis does not have a strong base in evidence, however this is certainly not a universal view and there remains significant support (or partial support) for Surorov's ideas.
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