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7/14/2013 7:34:24 PM
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World War 2 Fact of the Day! (Operation Unthinkable)
Map- Final disposition of Allied and Soviet Forces immediately after Germany's defeat.
Operation Unthinkable was Britain's plan for an all out attack on the Soviet Union by Allied forces, Churchill had held his fear of a communist take over in Europe almost since the war began against the Soviet Union. He simply could not accept a communist take over of the many nations they had originally fought for, mainly Poland.
The initial goal of Operation Unthinkable was the and I quote "To impose upon Russia the will of the United States and the British Empire". The operation was to start on July 1st in the Dresden area of Germany, mainly opposing the center of the Soviet forces, it would involve 47 American and British divisions and ironically 100,000 Wehrmacht soldiers. However, the joint chiefs decided that an operation like that against the Soviets who held a 4:1 advantage in men and a 1:2 advantage in tanks would be absolutely suicidal.
Operation Unthinkable was obviously and thankfully never put into effect but it certainly would have been a disaster for the allies. The world would have been a very different place...
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1 ReplyPatton said to Patterson: "Let's keep our boots polished, bayonets sharpened, and present a picture of force and strength to the Red Army. This is the only language they understand and respect." Patterson replied, "Oh, George, you have been so close to this thing so long, you have lost sight of the big picture." Patton rejoined: "I understand the situation. Their (the Soviet) supply system is inadequate to maintain them in a serious action such as I could put to them. They have chickens in the coop and cattle on the hoof -- that's their supply system. They could probably maintain themselves in the type of fighting I could give them for five days. After that it would make no difference how many million men they have, and if you wanted Moscow I could give it to you. They lived on the land coming down. There is insufficient left for them to maintain themselves going back. Let's not give them time to build up their supplies. If we do, then . . . we have had a victory over the Germans and disarmed them, but we have failed in the liberation of Europe; we have lost the war!" "In my opinion, the American Army as it now exists could beat the Russians with the greatest of ease, because, while the Russians have good infantry, they are lacking in artillery, air, tanks, and in the knowledge of the use of the combined arms, whereas we excel in all three of these. If it should be necessary to fight the Russians, the sooner we do it the better." - George S. Patton
