Donkey Kong Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 11:52 am Post subject:
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I think that a war that involved only Russia and Germany would be just the same as the war was originally. The Germans pushed almost every tank, man and artillery into russia in the first place. Only in 1944 the allies came to a sort of “rescue” and then Russia had full controll. The answer is clear
you know its interesting, how much of a contribution did the West make?
I remember reading that the Germans kept back about 300,000 soldiers to man AA batteries and attempt to cope with round-the-clock USAF/RAF bombing.
Also, the Germans had 50 divisions committed to counter D-Day. Hitler believed that with D-Day taken care of those could be sent east to deal with the ‘greater threat.’
Again the Ardennes offensive sapped the Germans of any chance of holding the USSR back.
I think a point someone made some time back stands; a stalemate was likely if it was only USSR v Third Reich. But a victory against the latter needed more.
(And to think someone once said this posting belonged in the General postings)