On July 5, 1940, German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and Russian Politburo member and People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Molotov, respectively representing Germany and Germany, signed their names to the peace treaty, signifying that the war between the two countries had ended.
Because this treaty was signed in Moscow, it was also called the "Moscow Peace Treaty." The treaty stipulated that, from the date of its signing, Germany and Russia would end their state of war. Russia ceded the territory south of the Don River and the Volga River to Germany. At the same time, it returned territory belonging to the Kingdom of Belarus. Russia recognized the establishment of Democratic Russia. Russia and Democratic Russia would each pay Germany fifty billion Marks in war reparations, all of which were to be repaid within twenty years. In addition, the treaty stipulated that the military strength of Russia and Democratic Russia had to be restricted. They were forbidden from possessing a navy, while their air forces could possess only a small number of fighter aircraft and transport planes. Their armies could not exceed five hundred thousand men.
The signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty marked Germany's complete victory in its war against Russia. This victory finally lifted the threat Germany's homeland had been under. It also allowed Germany to gather all its strength without interference to deal with its remaining enemies. Furthermore, Germany had gained enormous benefits from Russia, further strengthening its own power.
It could be said that with Russia's collapse, there was no longer any doubt that Germany would win this war. Faced with powerful Germany, the United States, the Island Nation, and Britain could no longer defeat Germany. As long as Germany did not court its own death, it had this war in the bag.
Once-powerful Russia had suffered a