Hitler was absolutely confident in his victory over the USSR. He developed a plan for the development of the occupied territory in advance. This document was called "Directive No. 32". Hitler considered the main problem of Germany to be the lack of land to ensure the proper level of prosperity. To solve this problem, some historians argue, and the Second World War was unleashed.
Territorial adjustments after the capture of the USSR
On the European part of the mainland, Hitler was going to rule together with fascist Italy. Russia and the adjacent "outskirts" (the Baltic states, Belarus, the Caucasus, etc.) would completely belong to "Great Germany".
In a document dated March 1, 1941, Hitler clearly laid out plans for the territory from the Vistula to the Ural Mountains. First, it had to be completely plundered. This mission was called the "Oldenburg Plan" and was entrusted to Goering. Then the territory of the USSR was planned to be divided into 4 inspectorates:
- Holstein (formerly Leningrad);
- Saxony (formerly Moscow);
- Baden (formerly Kiev);
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- Westphalia (renamed Baku).
On other Soviet territories, Hitler had the following opinion:
Crimea: “Crimea must be completely cleared of its current population and populated exclusively by Germans. Northern Tavria should be annexed to it, which will also become part of the Reich."
Part of Ukraine: "Galicia, which belonged to the former Austrian Empire, should become part of the Reich."
Baltic States: "All Baltic countries must be included in the Reich."
Part of the Volga region: "The Volga region inhabited by the Germans will also be annexed to the Reich."
Kola Peninsula: "We will keep the Kola Peninsula for the sake of the mines that are there."
The economic and administrative management of the inspectorates was assigned to 12 bureaus and 23 commandant's offices. All food supplies of the occupied territories were transferred under the control of Minister Bake. Hitler intended to feed the German army in the early years only with the products that the captured peoples raised. The head of the Reich took the mass death of the Slavs from starvation for granted.
Management of the western territories was assigned to Himmler, the eastern - to Alfred Rosenberg, the ideologist of the National Socialist Party of Germany. Hitler himself was wary of the latter, considering it not entirely adequate. The East of Russia was to become a field for his abnormal experiments.
Hitler was going to put his most ardent supporters at the head of large cities. Ultimately, the territory of the USSR was to be divided into 7 separate states, which became "feudal appendages" of Germany. The Fuhrer dreamed of making them a paradise for the Germans.
What fate was in store for the local population
The occupied lands Hitler intended to populate with the Germans. This made it possible to increase the German nation at times and make it much stronger. The Fuehrer declared that he was not "the advocate of other nations." The fascist army was supposed to win a place in the sun only for the prosperity of the Germans.
In the future German colonies, it was planned to build elite villages and cities with all amenities. Hitler intended to move the indigenous population to the least fertile lands - beyond the Urals. On the territory of the German colonies, it was supposed to leave about 50 million indigenous people (Russians, Belarusians, etc.). The Slavs in this "German paradise" were assigned the role of "attendants". They had to work in factories and farms for the good of Germany.
Economy and culture
Hitler intended to keep the local population at the lowest level of development so that they would not riot. The enslaved Slavs had no right to assimilate with the "true Aryans". The Germans had to live separately from them. They were supposed to be carefully guarded from any assassination attempts by the aborigines.
To keep the slaves in complete obedience, they should not have been given knowledge. Not a single teacher would have the right to come to a Russian, Ukrainian or Latvian and teach him to read and write. The more primitive the people are, the closer they are in terms of development to the herd and the easier it is to manage them. This is what Hitler was counting on.
The enslaved people would receive only imported products and would be completely dependent on them. Slaves were not supposed to: study, serve in the army, receive medical treatment, go to theaters, develop their culture and national identity. Hitler decided to leave only music for the entertainment of slaves, because it inspires work. Corruption should be encouraged among subordinate peoples. It corrupts, weakens the nation, and is easier to keep in subjection.
“Never in the future,” Hitler said, “should the formation of a military power west of the Urals be allowed, even if we had to fight for 100 years to prevent it. All my successors should know that Germany's position is strong only insofar as there is no other military power to the west of the Urals. From now on, our iron principle will forever be that no one other than the Germans should carry arms. This is the main thing. Even if we find it necessary to call upon subordinate peoples to perform military service, we must refrain from this. Some Germans dare to bear arms and no one else: neither Slavs, nor Czechs, nor Cossacks, nor Ukrainians."