How do Stalin and Hitler compare as war leaders?

Hitler started WW2 with bold invasions of Poland, and later Norway, France and the low countries. In each case, Hitler was the driving force, but he let his generals run the show with only moderate interference. read more

So on the whole, Stalin was the better war leader, with a longer strategic vision. That was vindicated both in his war leadership and his post-war vision and settlement of Eastern Europe. He fixed all border disputes and they remain even after the USSR fell apart. read more

Adolf Hitler was the Nazi leader of Germany during World War II, and Joseph Stalin was the Communist leader of the Soviet Union during World War II. Though both men were harsh dictators, the ideologies they functioned under were different. read more

Although Hitler and Stalin hated each other, the two leaders were similar in many ways. Hitler and Stalin each rose to the highest position attainable in their respective countries, and there were three main reasons that they were able to do this. read more