Quote:
Originally Posted by Otter
As another "what if"...
If I remember correctly didn't Japan kind of hoodwink Germany by not attacking Russia thru Siberia simultaneously and hitting Russia from two frontsl? Take away the mushroom cloud maker and there's a couple cool scenarios that one can dream up.
Neat stuff.
|
I'm not aware of any formal agreement or promise by the Japanese to Germany regarding attacking the USSR.
There were actually some very serious battles (heavy skirmishes perhaps?) along the Soviet/Manchurian border between USSR and Japanese forces. They were the first battles that Zhukov was involved in actually, IIRC.
Had Japan been more aggressive, even in feinting attacks, they could have helped the Germans substantially by potentially typing up Soviet troops. As it was, they basically got beat and went back to focusing on the stuff that really mattered to them -- China and their seagoing power focus.