Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-7559950-20130911012534/@comment-3428312-20150213044955

Spartian300 wrote: The Soviets get to folk dance across Europe. I did say that, given how high Soviet casualties were, it is possible that the Nazi's and Soviets would have ground to a stalemate. But then again, Hitler was in charge, and D-Day forced the Germans to fight on two fronts. I think people give the Soviets to much credit. In October of 1944, the State Committee of Defense annouced the draft of the (manpower) class of 1927. In other words, the Soviets were reduced to conscripting 17 year old boys and that the older manpower classes were exhausted. A failed Operation Overlord would've freed up several dozen German divisions (Including several elite Panzer formations), and allowed them to avoid such things as the Falaise Gap. Keep in note, despite suffering these meat grinders in OTL, the Germans were still able to call up enough men to rebuild their shattered forces on the Western Front to launch the Bulge Offensive and then transfer them east for things Spring Awakening.

In short, a failed D-Day would probably mean a seperate Nazi-Soviet peace. Doesn't mean the West can't still fight them to a finish, but they may be forced to seek an armstice regardless.