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Originally posted by Stellan Bojerud
Given totally different politics, the Germans could easily have won "Barbarossa".
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Had the Germans (that is, Adolf) trusted their allies, the Japanese, they would have co-operated to leave the Japanese Army in Manchuria and make some noise instead of go off and start a new war by raiding Pearl Harbour. With no Japanese forces threatening his east, Stalin was able to bring dozens of divisions back to the Caucasus to stem the German onslaught, and through sheer numbers and Lend-Lease assistance, overwhelm the Germans.
What could have been Russia's fate if the United States had not entered the war in Dec '41, or indeed if it had faced a simultaneous Japanese attack from the East?