Current Events > Invading Russia AKA Operation Barbarossa wasn't a bad idea CMV

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First, you have to realize that the war was unwinnable from the start for the Axis and sucker punching Russia was clearly the best way to go. You have to realize that Russia had just purged it's officer corp, looked liked dog **** against Finland in the Winter War, looked liked dog **** against Poland in a previous war, and got wrecked in WW1. Thinking Russia would've been capable of surviving a blitzkrieg would've been considered outrageous at the time. Lets not forget that the Nazis were able to take down Europe with the blitz when the previous much stronger German empire failed to do so in WW1. Because it failed, it's easier to point fingers and say it is dumb, but honestly it was a good idea that failed out of the inevitable.

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Yeah you get a lot of people that think they know history and say things like "Hitler totally would have won if he didn't invade in the winter!" Yeah because June 22 is totally winter

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elysdeon posted...

Yeah you get a lot of people that think they know history and say things like "Hitler totally would have won if he didn't invade in the winter!" Yeah because June 22 is totally winter

or the war literally lasted multiple winters lmao

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I think the bigger problem wasn't invading the USSR, but invading the USSR while still at war with the other Allies.

Proto_Spark posted...

I think the bigger problem wasn't invading the USSR, but invading the USSR while still at war with the other Allies.

The USSR was building up and preparing for war against the Axis

The Axis had hit their wall....They lacked the naval capabilities of invading England or successfully winning in North Africa, why invade Spain? Italy was on the Axis, what was Sweden going to do? Invading Turkey would've been stupid..

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u dont have to censor shit

this isnt gamefaqsgamespot circa 2007

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Morning bump

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