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Originally Posted by LukeFF
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Originally Posted by mikeydredd
He fatally ignored the fact that Japan, as his ally, could have joined the struggle against Russia and, working together, probably would have defeated the soviets in 1942. It was "his" war!
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Two words: Khalkin Gol |
I think you will find that by the winter of 1941 Zhukov and many of the units he used to defend Khalkin Gol had moved west to defend Moscow, trying to stop the 2nd Pz Div, among others, from parking its tanks in Red Square. The opportunity for Japan to strike west was there. They were unwilling to take it for a host of reasons. Not least of which was the complete absence of any urging from their ally, the Germans, that they should, despite the fact that most of the Soviet army was now engaged against them. Not sound strategic thinking imho.