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re: Is what the US did in WWII the most impressive thing a country’s ever done?
Posted on 5/13/19 at 6:26 pm to jimbeam
Posted on 5/13/19 at 6:26 pm to jimbeam
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If Hitler doesn’t invade and get stuck into winter, WW2 is completely different
If Hitler had invaded a month earlier, I think he takes the Soviet Union. I think we could still win since the Nazis were so evil they were counterproductive when it came to supporting their war efforts, but it’d be a tougher battle and may have to go through Italy rather than Normandy.
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Posted on 5/13/19 at 9:14 pm to OMLandshark
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but it’d be a tougher battle and may have to go through Italy rather than Normandy.
The nazi forces that held the beaches of France were among the lowest of their ranks, literally. Morale was terrible, they hadn’t been fed adequately, and many were already sick. Had hitler not been fighting the Soviet’s, storming the beaches would not have been possible. You’re right, an Italy route would have had to happen.
This post was edited on 5/13/19 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 5/13/19 at 10:34 pm to OMLandshark
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If Hitler had invaded a month earlier, I think he takes the Soviet Union
Possibly, although even before the harsh winter set in, the German supply lines were stretched to the breaking point. That extra month could have made a world of difference, though.
Another thing that Hitler did that, in retrospect, was probably a huge blunder, was delaying the attack on Moscow and diverting a large portion of Army Group Center (including the 2nd Panzer Group under Heinz Guderian) southwards to complete the encirclement of the Soviets in the Kiev pocket with Army Group South. Guderian was supposedly livid with anger that he was being diverted south. Capturing Moscow might have been the thing that caused a collapse in Soviet resistance, since it was an important rail hub and also a symbol of national pride. Stalin may not have survived the loss of Moscow. He may well have been overthrown in that event.
This post was edited on 5/13/19 at 11:23 pm
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