10 Shocking Ways the Second World War Could Have Ended Differently

[Locutus]

Decisions during wartime are monumental things. Each move and countermove has the potential to change the course of history. Here are ten shocking ways the Second World War could have unfolded differently than it did.


Listed in rough chronological order.

1. Germany Invades Britain Instead of the Soviet Union



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10 Shocking Ways the Second World War Could Have Ended Differently

 

[BaalsTears]

11. Patton leads US forces east in violation of the Yalta Agreement.

 

[lone wolf]

12. US could have supplied Russia with just enough materiél to keep them in their war of attrition - thus wearing both down for an invasion in 1945/46 - even if US stayed out of European conflict. Shut off aid after weakened Germany is defeated and march west to defeat Russia

 

[gerryh]

12. US could have supplied Russia with just enough materiél to keep them in their war of attrition - thus wearing both down for an invasion in 1945/46 - even if US stayed out of European conflict. Shut off aid after weakened Germany is defeated and march west to defeat Russia

That really would have been the smart thing to do in the long run, unfortunately, it's not what happened.


As for the first one listed. That was Hitlers original plan, and if he had stuck to it things would have been significantly different. I believe that that was his downfall.