Theres a very precise book by Mikhail Ivanovich Meltyukhov on a possible pre-emptive strike on the Wehrmacht preparing for Barbarossa. He says that the Red Army would be in Berlin by 1942, and may even have reached Paris, like Tsar Alexander. The novel was highly praised, but what would the world look like after such a conflict? Assuming the USSR win?
So, are we all saying that if Stalin takes the plunge, the waters full of sharks?
Since Barbarossa was launched with 180 divisions, not 100...
If the Wehrmacht is in France when Russia strikes, and that is the most likely scenario, the Germans are pretty screwed. They simply don't have the manpower in the east to stop the Russians.
Stalin attacking Hitler right after the Winter War fiasco? No,... no way.
If the Wehrmacht is in France when Russia strikes, and that is the most likely scenario, the Germans are pretty screwed. They simply don't have the manpower in the east to stop the Russians.
Sure they do.
The Red Army of June 1941 bore little resemblance to the 1944 version, in skill, mobility and equipment. It would have walked into the Heer, supported by aircraft that made Finnish pilots aces while flying Brewster BuffalosIt's easy to kill invaders who lack rifles, artillery, ammunition, air cover, boots, compentent commanders, and the like.
There is a reason that the Heer got to within cannon range of Moscow in the first five months of the war.
Oh, stereotypes again!Sure they do.
The Red Army of June 1941 bore little resemblance to the 1944 version, in skill, mobility and equipment. It would have walked into the Heer, supported by aircraft that made Finnish pilots aces while flying Brewster BuffalosIt's easy to kill invaders who lack rifles, artillery, ammunition, air cover, boots, compentent commanders, and the like.
There is a reason that the Heer got to within cannon range of Moscow in the first five months of the war.