This is partly a carry-over from another thread, and partly a turn-about on an earlier thread of mine.
Lets take what the Soviets had in place in Siberia, and add to that the large force that was expended uselessly in operation Mars.
I don't know why, or really care. What IF Stalin had ignored Zhukov's obsession with AGC and instead gave his people an easy victory by clobbering some Japanese.... and gaining unlimited credit with the West at the same time.
Well, that would be the plan, anyhow.
Would 300-350k troops have been able to tip the scales enough for a limited offensive to work? The industrial facilities and resources in Manchuria could have made it a profitable operation... but could it have worked?
And given the actual fate of the troops involved, how could it be said to be a waste?
Lets take what the Soviets had in place in Siberia, and add to that the large force that was expended uselessly in operation Mars.
I don't know why, or really care. What IF Stalin had ignored Zhukov's obsession with AGC and instead gave his people an easy victory by clobbering some Japanese.... and gaining unlimited credit with the West at the same time.
Well, that would be the plan, anyhow.
Would 300-350k troops have been able to tip the scales enough for a limited offensive to work? The industrial facilities and resources in Manchuria could have made it a profitable operation... but could it have worked?
And given the actual fate of the troops involved, how could it be said to be a waste?
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