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In reply to the discussion: Would Hitler have won World War II if he had left Russia alone? [View all]NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)80. Even if Hitler left Russia alone
It's doubtful the Soviets would've left Hitler alone.
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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