Barbarossa: Why not just arm the Ukrainians and others? (Patreon)

Why not just arm the Ukrainians and others in 1941? Operation Barbarossa

Quite often people suggest or ask why the Germans didn't just arm the Ukrainians and others that were opposed to Stalin or the Soviet Union and use them in the war effort. Well, leaving ideology aside, the answer is rather simple. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » RallyPoint - https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/military-history-visualized » tumblr - http://militaryhistoryvisualized.tumblr.com/ Military History Vlogs is a support channel to Military History Visualized with a focus personal accounts, answering questions that arose on the main channel and showcasing events like visiting museums, using equipment or military hardware. » SOURCES « Collingham, Lizzie: The human fuel: food as global commodity and local scarcity. In: Geyer, Michael (ed); Tooze, Adam (ed): The Cambridge History of the Second World War, Volume III. Total War: Economy, Society and Culture. Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2zX5ZMB Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2z5j1bF Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg – Band 5 / 1 Amazon.de link (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2j23TYh Germany and the Second World War Volume 5 / 1 Amazon.com link (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2iZT0X2 » DISCLAIMER « Amazon Associates Program: “Bernhard Kast is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.” Bernhard Kast ist Teilnehmer des Partnerprogramms von Amazon Europe S.à.r.l. und Partner des Werbeprogramms, das zur Bereitstellung eines Mediums für Websites konzipiert wurde, mittels dessen durch die Platzierung von Werbeanzeigen und Links zu amazon.de Werbekostenerstattung verdient werden können.