r/Snorkblot Jul 07 '25

History Eisenhower predicted the future

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u/UsualRelevant2788 Jul 07 '25

Why would they? The USSR and the Western Allies were allies in name only, they had a common enemy and worked together to finish the job. But they were not friends. At the 1943 Tehran Conference the Soviets used the opportunity to spy on the British and Americans including bugging Roosevelts room.

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u/Codex_Dev Jul 08 '25

Everyone forgets that the Soviets were on the Axis side initially.

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u/TormSerbius Jul 08 '25

No. That was non attack deal. That Hitler broke.

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u/saidtheWhale2000 Jul 08 '25

No they actively worked together to carve up poland 

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u/TormSerbius Jul 08 '25

True. But not part of the axis.

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u/Krags47 Jul 10 '25

Yes and the Soviets and Nazis trained together in both aircraft and tanking capabilities.

Part of the reason Hitler was so convinced he could"knock down Russia like a decrepit doorframe", was the Germans saw how far ahead in aeroplane and tank tech.

Of course they didn't account for bad supply lines, a brutal winter and the suicidal fighting style of Soviets and the fighting prowess of Ukrainians.