PC: Reverse Barbarossa?

Could the Soviets manage to pull off (assume they somehow have forewarning about the Nazi plans, or that Stalin is fearful the Nazis will attack after they win in the west) pull off their own surprise offensive against the Nazis before Operation Barbarossa is initiated?
 
Could the Soviets manage to pull off (assume they somehow have forewarning about the Nazi plans, or that Stalin is fearful the Nazis will attack after they win in the west) pull off their own surprise offensive against the Nazis before Operation Barbarossa is initiated?

Probably. IIRC the Soviets were planning their own offensive when the Nazis invaded, which is part of the reason the opening attack was so devastating. All the Soviet forces were deployed for defense rather than offense meaning they couldn't fight as well on the defensive.

The Nazis might well suffer a similiar problem.
 
Probably. IIRC the Soviets were planning their own offensive when the Nazis invaded, which is part of the reason the opening attack was so devastating. All the Soviet forces were deployed for defense rather than offense meaning they couldn't fight as well on the defensive.

The Nazis might well suffer a similiar problem.

There was a thread I made about this, here:

www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=208372

Basically, it's a Red Alert-like real world scenario
 
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