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We were planing to use the bomb on Berlin, Germany was just months way when they surrendered.
Poland felt the way the Cezks did 1938, if she knew she was going to back up by her allies , she would given the Germany army bloody nose.
cezk tanks and equipment was far superior .Comment
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As far as the Soviets being allies, the point was moot as soon as they started keeping territories that was not there own.
Territorial gain was never an issue with the allies -- not counting the US keeping a few Pacific islands for their trouble
It would have been quite easy to bankrupt the Soviet army right then and there by fighting them back to their own territory... They were on borrowed time as it was ... It was the USA's non aggression (at the time) that allowed them to build themselves up over the years.Comment
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As far as the Soviets being allies, the point was moot as soon as they started keeping territories that was not there own.
Territorial gain was never an issue with the allies -- not counting the US keeping a few Pacific islands for their trouble
It would have been quite easy to bankrupt the Soviet army right then and there by fighting them back to their own territory... They were on borrowed time as it was ... It was the USA's non aggression (at the time) that allowed them to build themselves up over the years.
Not disagreeing with you but history was not on the side of armies invading Russia. Napoleon was pretty confident when he marched on Russia but look what happened to him and he had the best army in the world at the time. Not to mention Hitler had just done the same thing.
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Six of one, half-dozen of another. I think that to have done that would basically end up being the same thing because the Soviets probably thought of those occupied territories as their own possessions at that point and we would be fighting the Soviets regardless whether it was Poland or Russia itself. I don't think they would've just pulled back to their borders and stayed there. We would most likely have started another war that would end up in Russia and all the way to Moscow. I don't think the US or it's Allies were wanting that and we still had Japan to take care of at the time as well. Of course if they had a time machine and knew what Stalin was going to do and how these people would suffer under Soviet domination I think they may have taken care of them right then and there. Hindsight is 20/20. They probably felt it was the best compromise at that point in history.
Like I said, I don't disagree with you. It's like the Saddam situation in the first Gulf war. We should've went all the way to Baghdad the first time. We should've just pulled all available troops and all the Allies together and took care of the USSR right then and there but we didn't and a lot of people paid the price for that. Thank goodness Reagan came along when he did and finally stood up to them and orchestrated the Soviet collapse.
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when the attack happened, my Father wanted to enlist immediately!! But he was 17, and my Grandfather refused to sign the release form. So the Papers sat on top of the Fridge for a year, until my Father turned 18...and he joined the Navy!
He was a Gun Captain(Gunners Mate 2nd class)on the U.S.S.Abbot(Fletcher Class Destroyer)...in the South Pacific fighting the Japanese. He was with MacArthur when we recaptured the Philippines.sigpicComment
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Cool story ... my uncle was in The Battle of Okinawa aka Operation Iceberg.Comment
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May all that got killed on this day rest in peace.
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