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Originally Posted by perseus Monty
Yes perhaps I have gone a bit too far,
Perhaps Britain did influence the result of the war, but only because the war was finely balanced in the Soviet Union. Without Arctic convoys, the diversions of resources and manpower I spoke about, and the lack of bombing (I don’t think it was totally insignificant) it may have tipped the balance. Perhaps this would have been the hinge factor at a critical time. However, I was attempting to place Britain’s military strength, particularly on land, in perspective for Mighty MacBeth.
The issue of invading the Soviet Union from the south is an interesting one. Do you think this would have been practical in view of the Caucasus Mountain barrier and the long supply line? Perhaps if Turkey came into the war it would have helped Germany regarding these issues. |
The thing is that with the UK out of the war Germany would not have needed Turkey either as access to Russia through the south could have been achieved via Iran which would have put the Russian oilfields out of comission early on and more than likely into German hands.
As far as the practicality of the second front goes I cant see why it wouldnt have been an option especially since they damn near captured the area in late 1942.
While I dont believe that militarily the UK was a huge threat militarily I do believe that the failure to take it out (or have well established pre-war plans and logistics to defeat Britain) cost Germany the war.