[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by Moneyguy1
INteresting comments about WWII, Germany vs> THe Soviet Union.

Had there not been a two fromt war and Germany were free to deploy whatever necessary on the Eastern Front, victory might have been possible save for the lack of a long-range four engine bomber. The Germans had no way to knock out the production facilities that had been moved eastward out of range of the two engine aircraft that Germany had concentrated on . The USSR was pumping out Stormovek planes and T34 tanks far faster than the Germans could destroy them and, although "inferior", there were so many that the FW 190 or the ME 109 could not stem the tade and were simply out numbered.

Its almost certain that Moscow would have fallen and that would have been a major blow. As it was the Nazi's were on the outskirts of Moscow.

Stalin was ranting and raving for FDR/Eisenhower to open a second front to divert Hitlers production from Russia. Until D-Day in 1944 it was touch and go with the Eastern Front. After 6 June it was only a matter of time, no matter what anyone says.

Joe A