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As many of you know, 80% of the Wehrmacht were stationed on the eastern front. And where did the Soviets decide to engage them? On the eastern front. If the soviet leadership had any regard for the lives of their soldiers, they would have engaged the Wehrmacht on the western front.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 9 months ago

Skill issue. I would have simply engaged them in the marketplace of ideas.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Should've dug tunnels all the way from Moscow to the western front, jumped out in Paris VietCong-style, and pincered them. Nazis would never expect them to do that.

That's real strategy. Better luck next time, USSR.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Should've dug tunnels all the way from Moscow to the western front, jumped out in Paris VietCong-style, and pincered them

this but unironically

preemptively invading europe so they can't do shenanigans later is always a good idea

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

It has multiple benefits. Haha

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago

Teleports behind you

Извини товарищ, ничего личного.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The Soviets invading and conquering America so they could attack the Nazis from the least expected direction.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Strike them at the heart.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The smart thing would obviously have been to sit on the sidelines until the enemies wore themselves out fighting others, maybe send material support to the side that seemed to be losing so as many as possible are killed, then in 1944 you swoop in and reap the benefits of victory. That's what the Soviets shoulda done.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Seen this argued unironically. You see, the soviets didn’t protect their industrial base as opposed to the US. Not being across an entire ocean against an enemy that has no real way to project naval power is a classic tactical blunder.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

smuglord They coulda just dug a giant moat on their Western front. What? Could the USSR not figure out "shovel technology?" alphys-smug

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

That’s eerily similar to what this other US something nation did…

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Just keep retreating East till you loop around and are at Berlin

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Retreat East via North America

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

By the time the Nazis reach Moscow Stalin will have taken Toronto!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

:sicko-wistful:

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

And then keep going

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Don't siege Konigsberg (take it immediately)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

oh i remember that post data-laughing

yeah just take things, just roll up all your little guys and just walk in. none of this siege business

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Just breach and assault.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

Ally with the Slavs to defeat the ~~commies~~ Nazis.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

I would've simply done the soviet counter offensive before Stalingrad.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

The funny thing is the Soviets DID try to attack the western front, by asking the British and Americans to enter the war as a second front against fascism. They were told to pound sand until D-Day.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Just like how Germany circumvented the heavily fortified border with France by going around. Through the Low Countries! Because surely no civilized nation would violate Belgian neutrality.