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Originally Posted by Raptor1
Why are you so sure that such an invasion would be successful or even take place?
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Of course an invasion wouldn't take place unless the situation justified it, which it didn't. We're only speaking hypothetically here.
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Assuming the Chinese let the Allies launch it. The Red Army had 3 fronts in the area, with well over 1.5 million men, in Manchuria and Mongolia alone by the end of August, 1945. Also, any attack would not have been able to organize before the Siberian winter set in, meaning that any offensive would have to be delayed until Summer, 1946, at which point the Soviets could easily bring up enough men to stop it.
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The Soviets had that many men in the east because the nazis had already been defeated and they were gearing up to get their slice of the Pacific victory pie. If you'll remember they stripped their eastern defenses to bail out Stalingrad once it became apparent that the Japanese in Monglolia weren't going to attack.
I believe that simultaneous NATO offenses from both east and west would have the best chance of beating them. My confidence in the WW2 western allies success is primarily confidence in our troops and military leaders of the day.