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In reply to the discussion: Would Hitler have won World War II if he had left Russia alone? [View all]Deny and Shred
(1,061 posts)53. France and England had already declared war
on Germany. England had sent an expeditionary force to the continent. It famously retreated to Dunkirk, then back to Britian by sea.
AH thought he could come to an agreement with England - assure British Empire possessions would remain intact in trade for Germany's free hand on the continent.
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Would Hitler have won World War II if he had left Russia alone? [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2014
OP
Hard to say but Nazism wouldn't have been able leave the Communists alone forever.
el_bryanto
Aug 2014
#3
for their bank and the location.He got the bank control very first thing of every country he invaded
Sunlei
Aug 2014
#33
If Hitler had not decided to become his own field marshal and general staff,
amandabeech
Aug 2014
#79
That's right - the war in the east was what Hitler was mainly about
aint_no_life_nowhere
Aug 2014
#50
Hitler's Luftwaffe under Goering made a fatal mistake regarding England
aint_no_life_nowhere
Aug 2014
#21
Stalin and Hitler might have had conflict over border nations, but no Soviet invasion
JPZenger
Aug 2014
#19
Good question. If Hitler had invaded Russia rather than France in the spring of 1940,
pampango
Aug 2014
#49
It might have made it difficult to later go after England and France
aint_no_life_nowhere
Aug 2014
#81
b Sounds like one of my favorite tactics for Axis and Allies whenever I play Japan
TheMightyFavog
Aug 2014
#46
Wargame strategy is about the only practical application of this discussion
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#69
Perhaps. Perhaps also if had listened to his Generals at and after Stalingrad...
GusBob
Aug 2014
#25
a) if he'd not invaded the Soviet Union, b) if he hadn't declared war on the USA.
Spider Jerusalem
Aug 2014
#27
I think if he had been able to make some treaty with Stalin, the USA couldn't have stopped him.
DanTex
Aug 2014
#28
It would have been a race to see who could develop them first on a massive industrial scale
Cali_Democrat
Aug 2014
#43
He would have steam rolled over Russia if the weather was better for his (loyal) troops.
Sunlei
Aug 2014
#34
Hitler also had the chance to take Moscow in the Summer of 1941 but instead he
neverforget
Aug 2014
#85
millions died in Ukraine. A few brave people hid in caves there, underground for years.
Sunlei
Aug 2014
#105
Hitler made two huge mistakes. One was invading the Soviet Union. The other was declaring war on the
TeamPooka
Aug 2014
#36
He might have won if he had listened to his generals during the Russian invasion.
StevieM
Aug 2014
#41
The B-29, which dropped nukes on Japan, had a range of thousands of miles
Cali_Democrat
Aug 2014
#51
Considering that 75-80% of German military deaths were on the East Front...
Tierra_y_Libertad
Aug 2014
#45
He might have won WWII, but he'd lose WWIII against the Soviets shortly afterwards
WatermelonRat
Aug 2014
#52
It was an absolutely mind-breakingly bad move, from a military strategy perspective.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#57