Deleted member 92121
The only moment later in the war where i could see the allies trying to stop the soviets would be Valkyre. After a succesful Valkyre, the Allies, fearing the rise of the Soviet Union as a global power accept a peace deal.
By July 1944 the soviets were entering poland, the Allies were still at Normandy and southern Italy, having faced relatively a small percentage of the german forces. At this point, with a non-Nazi(best case scenario a very anti-Nazi) regime in Germany, the Allies could possibly force the Germans to rennounce any claims to conquered territories(perhaps some land consessions to them?), in exchange for their nation being preserved. Now, the Allies know that Stalin isn't just going to stop his advance at this point, so they turn on him. Really the best possible moment to do so(and that isnt saying much).
The problem is, the Allies have just landed at Normandy. The most iconic moment in the war for the western allies(specially the americans, excluding Iwo Jima perhaps) just occured. For years now the Germans have been the bad guys, and for the Brits and french there isnt even a discussion. Would the american, the Brit, the Canadian, Australian, Indian, New Zeelander, and whatever just be ok with "Hitler was killed, we are friends with the germans now, don't worry they arent nazis. Now we got to go to Poland and fight the Russians. Yes the same Russians that have been fighting for years now and gone through hell and worst and come out strong. Don't worry about the germans really, they are nice now, they will punish all the nazis trust me".
So yeah, by July 1944, with succesful Valkyre, Germans accepting a best case scenario proposal, the Allies by some miracle actually being ok with fighting with the germans against the soviets and a lot of luck on the battlefield, maybe they could beat the USSR back to Russia. The bomb would certainly help.
By July 1944 the soviets were entering poland, the Allies were still at Normandy and southern Italy, having faced relatively a small percentage of the german forces. At this point, with a non-Nazi(best case scenario a very anti-Nazi) regime in Germany, the Allies could possibly force the Germans to rennounce any claims to conquered territories(perhaps some land consessions to them?), in exchange for their nation being preserved. Now, the Allies know that Stalin isn't just going to stop his advance at this point, so they turn on him. Really the best possible moment to do so(and that isnt saying much).
The problem is, the Allies have just landed at Normandy. The most iconic moment in the war for the western allies(specially the americans, excluding Iwo Jima perhaps) just occured. For years now the Germans have been the bad guys, and for the Brits and french there isnt even a discussion. Would the american, the Brit, the Canadian, Australian, Indian, New Zeelander, and whatever just be ok with "Hitler was killed, we are friends with the germans now, don't worry they arent nazis. Now we got to go to Poland and fight the Russians. Yes the same Russians that have been fighting for years now and gone through hell and worst and come out strong. Don't worry about the germans really, they are nice now, they will punish all the nazis trust me".
So yeah, by July 1944, with succesful Valkyre, Germans accepting a best case scenario proposal, the Allies by some miracle actually being ok with fighting with the germans against the soviets and a lot of luck on the battlefield, maybe they could beat the USSR back to Russia. The bomb would certainly help.