They were greatly outnumbered at this time so had no chance at winning.
Hitler knew that if the Allies stood up at the rhineland, his armies had to retreat and his rule would have collapsed....
I say the only way Germany could effectivly win, even with the numbers involved was to attack early (they were ready, but Hitler and some Generals...
As its true the Soviets were in the Ukraine, they were too disorganized, had bad leadership, Luftwaffe bombing them, German forces finally moving...
Russia does not exist at this time. The Soviet Union is what is there. The country of Russia was gone when the Bolsheviks siezed power.
Much of the red army bugs were fixed. Organization, doctrine, equipment, deployment, need for combined arms, effective communication on the field...
What if the Winter War never happened. The Soviets and Fins don't fight each other. The Red army bugs are not fixed before Barbarossa. What...
The quote was made before by Lenin, not Stalin.
Hitler should have not even tried Operation Seelowe, but tried to strangle Britain with U-boats. He could have tried taking Egypt as well. But no...
Your right that mud and the weather would not allow an invasion much sooner than in real life, but if Hitler went to Moscow instead of heading...
Russia did not exist. Russia was not around. The SOVIET UNION on the other hand existed. The USSR had much more people than a measly 160 million...
I believe if they attacked before the Soviets were ready, instead of all the delays for the unreliable tiger and panther tanks, it was possible.
The only way the Germans were takin Moscow is if Hitler does not send the armor south after Smolensk.
