The Japanese " strike south " party prevailed over the " strike northers , " ensuring that Stalin would not have to fight a war on two fronts when the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941 .
日军的“南进派”压倒了“北进派”，确保了在1941年德国进行巴巴罗萨计划时斯大林不必同时在两条前线开战。
Operation Barbarossa