Over time it became increasingly likely that the peace between the two great totalitarian powers would end, and the experts' opinion - even among the enemies of Germany - was that in case of invasion the Soviets could not stop the German war machine.
Med tiden blev det stadig mere sandsynligt, at freden mellem de to store totalitære stater ville ophøre, og eksperternes dom, selv blandt Tysklands fjender, var, at Sovjetunionen ikke ville være i stand til at bremse en tysk invasion.