The Finest Half Hour: The Invasion of Poland
Дата: 23.09.2020 14:14:50
grasho, on 23 September 2020 - 08:22 AM, said: It was all very complex. The various alliances meant Japan didn’t have to fight all of Germany’s enemies, and the USSR did not have to fight all of the US and UK’s enemy. Hitler didn’t have to declare war on the US, the UK almost declared war on the USSR in 1939/40, Yugoslavia could have supported either side, Romania wanted to stay put of the war, Italy didn’t want to be overshadowed by Germany, and the French both fought and supported everyone
Luckily, because Japan and
the USSR didn’t want to fight each other, the Soviets were able to
move 40 (I think) divisions from the far east (equipped with a
large percentage of British-made tanks) and into the 1941 Moscow
offensive, sowing the seeds for the eventual destruction of
the Third Reich. Dwigt:
RockyRoller, on 22 September 2020 - 11:59 PM, said: BTW why did''t the USSR attack the Japanese in China until
after the 3rd R fell? Didn't they like the Chinese Communists
Party?Dwigt: May I also add to what grasho said that the
USSR were mainly focused on their western front and couldn't
afford any losses to the Germans. Same goes for the Japanese and
their plans to expand in the Pacific and South East Asia.
Fighting each other was not beneficial or even doable due to the
vast lands and hard geographical and logistical
limitations. The US and the USSR were also preparing to
what's coming after the war. Which also explains why the US needed
to win the Pacific war at all costs so it doesn't fall to the
Communist bloc.
The Finest Half Hour: The Invasion of Poland