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I thought of something else; the Soviet Union probably gets most/all the German scientists that emigrated to America OTL. First man on the moon is Russian?
First man on the moon is Russian?
one strategic issue to consider: if the Soviets are rampaging into eastern Germany, you can bet that the Germans will be calling all the troops they can get their hands on... France, Italy, the Balkans, N. Africa... these places are going to be left with a bare minimum of troops and the western allies will have an easier time recovering them. Frankly, with the Russians storming west and a looming allied invasion from the Med, I wonder if the Italians wouldn't surrender earlier, if only to avoid the vengeful Soviets...
But in this scenario, Western Allies means UK+Commonwealth, whose governments signed a peace treaty about a year before the Soviets are breaking into eastern Germany. I doubt Italy would even be invaded by the Allies. France and maybe Norway, but remember they won't have air superiority and even a bare minimum amount of forces will contend with a rather improvised invasion force which doesn't count on American troops to bolster their numbers.one strategic issue to consider: if the Soviets are rampaging into eastern Germany, you can bet that the Germans will be calling all the troops they can get their hands on... France, Italy, the Balkans, N. Africa... these places are going to be left with a bare minimum of troops and the western allies will have an easier time recovering them. Frankly, with the Russians storming west and a looming allied invasion from the Med, I wonder if the Italians wouldn't surrender earlier, if only to avoid the vengeful Soviets...
Possibly. If the Soviets got Wernher von Braun, the U.S. would possibly have lost the space race. Braun was one of the best pioneers of rocket technology of the day, and did help with NASA's Apollo program....
But in this scenario, Western Allies means UK+Commonwealth, whose governments signed a peace treaty about a year before the Soviets are breaking into eastern Germany. I doubt Italy would even be invaded by the Allies. France and maybe Norway, but remember they won't have air superiority and even a bare minimum amount of forces will contend with a rather improvised invasion force which doesn't count on American troops to bolster their numbers.