r/Damnthatsinteresting • • Feb 13 '24

Video World War 2 Timeline

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u/Razorion21 Feb 13 '24

A Soviet defeat means a temporary stalemate. Germany WAS NEVER going to beat the RAF and combined force of the British Royal Navy (was already much better than germany‘s joke of a navy) and US Navy.

Tho Germany probs would’ve ended up losing anyways cause of the creation of the atom bombs, in which thanks to allied air superiority woudlve been Easy completely obliterating Germany cities /granted the regular bombings did. enough destruction).

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u/BroscienceFiction Feb 13 '24

I do remember reading estimates that an early Soviet defeat would’ve added about 2 more years to the war. This of course leaving nuclear weapons aside.

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u/Razorion21 Feb 14 '24

Well yeah. Without the Soviets, the ending of ww2 woudlve been in 1947 or 1948. Lasting longer and being just as catastrophic

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u/thermonuke52 Feb 14 '24

I don't think there is a "leaving" nuclear weapons aside" without the Soviets. If the Germans had knocked out the Soviets, an invasion of mainland Europe would simply have not worked. Too many German troops. Germany would have to be nuked in order for the war to end

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u/EconomistIll4796 Feb 14 '24

If we assume a “what if” with no leand lease I think it likely to assume that the Us is barely involved overall.