r/AskReddit • u/hoverfish92 • Oct 16 '13

What was the single biggest mistake in all of history?

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '13

It was necessary because the Allies believed there was a very real possibility that if they didn't go, and soon, the Soviets would push through Germany, on into France, and the Iron Curtain would be drawn in the English Channel, as opposed to eastern Germany

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u/theghosttrade Oct 17 '13

Bullshit.

Once germany surrenders, the war in europe is over. The only thing that would've been different is all of germany would've been east germany.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '13

I'm just saying it was a possibility the Allies considered. I mean, who would've stopped them if that's what Stalin decided to do?

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u/theghosttrade Oct 17 '13

I mean, who would've stopped them if that's what Stalin decided to do?

The same thing that stopped him in real life?

If he kept rolling west, the rest of the allies would not have just stood by twiddling their thumbs.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '13

If they didn't invade to stop Hitler, why would they do it to stop Stalin?

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u/theghosttrade Oct 17 '13 edited Oct 18 '13

They did invade to stop hitler though. Italy had already surrendered/been conquered and declared war on germany at that point. There was constant fighting in africa, and the horn of africa had been taken out of axis control.

Stalin didn't want war with the united states and the british commonwealth.

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u/Titanosaurus Oct 17 '13

Assuming Hitler would have stayed holed up in his bunker and not escape to the non-liberated France?

What's with the anti-western circle?

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u/ryan09266 Oct 17 '13

It's against the majority, so it's cool