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SHRlKE posted...

The issue was going to war with Russia. Had they decided not to and threw all their forces at the eastern front theyd have taken Europe easily.

Not really.

They'd failed to take the UK so the US was on the way and supplies were still coming in. Germany was losing a battle of attrition and desperately struggling to get supplies.

Russia also was absolutely going to invade Germany when they were weak. Which is why Germany had to strike first.

This "if only they didn't invade Russia" thing is a myth. They would have lost either way. Attacking first was just marginaly a better option.

Germany and Russia were never ever ever ever ever allies during the conflict. They had a non aggression pact because it benefited both partieis to do so and the second it didn't benefit, they would fight.

If Germany and sent their entirely armed forces and all resources to the west

1. It would take ages and be a massive undertaking/waste of resources
2. Wouldn't mean squat since they didn't take the UK
3. Russia would see Germany wide open and just roll in.