More plausible scenario in WW2: Germany defeating UK or USSR?

More likely to be defeated against Germany in WW2?

  • UK

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • USSR

    Votes: 17 81.0%

  • Total voters
    21
Between the UK in the west and USSR in the east, who do you think Germany and Hitler had a greater chance at knocking out of the war?
 

Deleted member 1487

Really depends on the circumstance. Politically the UK was probably more vulnerable to a peace deal if things had been handled differently in 1940 or if Churchill wasn't in the picture for some reason in 1940. The USSR could be knocked out too, militarily speaking, if things had been handled differently, but at a much higher cost. I guess you could say that the UK could have been knocked out easier for political reasons and because there was a period where it was fighting alone, rather than the USSR, which was only ever fighting with at least one very critical ally (the UK), but it would require some important PODs.
 
If the UK was knocked out it would more likely be for internal political reasons than an inability to continue the war. As long as Britain has the resolve to continue fighting there's not much Germany can do to knock them out completely. Germany always faces the Royal Navy and the dreaded aquatic mammal when dealing with Britain.
 

Zen9

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Stalin nearly lost control, he had literally locked himself away after hearing how bad things were. It got very close to him being deposed or even comiting suicide.
 
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