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Originally Posted by Taz's Master
With no Normandy landing, or had the Germans pushed the Allies off the beaches, where do you think the limits on Soviet control of Europe would have been drawn? Do you think that would have resulted in the Cold War going hot? It's ironic that Normandy was pushed for by Stalin, but ended up setting limits for Soviet dominance of Europe.
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Clearly the Soviets could have advanced to the Atlantic had they so desired. Indeed they probably would have as it would have given the Soviets access to real oceanic ports that has been their desire (and the aim of the Russian Empire before) seemingly, forever.
Allied troops and the hanging threat of the atomic bomb stopped that.
Would the cold war have gone hot? Dunno. Different scenario entirely.