What is lebensraum and how was the idea related to the German invasion of the USSR?

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Apr 25, 2016

Hitler's racism and his attitude towards not only the Jews but East Europeans, coupled with his belief that the German people would need territory in the East was a key factor in his invasion of eastern Europe including the Soviet Union.

As a result a result Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 was not only a military campaign but also a racial war where the Russians would not only be easily defeated but also eliminated so as to create permanent living space in the East for the German people