  == Hitler vs Stalin  Hitlers Mission Statement in Mein Kampf ==  ON JUNE 22, 1941 Hitler embarked on His Written mandate for expansion and conquest in the East in Operation Barbarossa, Stalin was not fooled by Hitler s  Political Rhetoric of peace followed by the shock of sudden war and terror, in fact Stalin ruthlessly quashed any mention or reports that Hitler was preparing to attack, defeating  Hitlers  attempt to demoralize and discourage Stalins Armed Forces before the actual attack occurred.