antarmike Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Russia declares war on Japan. Better late than never I suppose.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Mainly because every time they'd fought before the Japanese had trounced the Russian's. The reason that Moscow survived was that Stalin belived Skorsky ( I think thats how it is spelt) when he reported Japan had no intrest in Russia, thus releasing thirty odd divisions from that front to come west. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Mainly because every time they'd fought before the Japanese had trounced the Russian's. The reason that Moscow survived Operation Barbarossa was that Stalin belived Sikorsky ( I think thats how it is spelt) when he reported Japan had no intrest in Russia, thus releasing thirty odd divisions from that front to come west. My bold. The Russians wanted a land grab in 1945 in the same way the Italians invaded France in 1940. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 My bold. The Russians wanted a land grab in 1945 in the same way the Italians invaded France in 1940. What's the point of any war otherwise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 lol fair question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 These days "Ethic Cleansing" seems a common reason. or put it another way, I don't like you so I am going to kill you..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Part of the universal paece talks at the end of the war (I read in the papers over the weekend) was that borders were fixed in perpetuity unless both sides agreed (qv Czech Republic and Slovakia). People have to live with people they don't like. Otherwise we Mackems would want to be a separate country from the Mags up the road and the Smog Monsters down south. Where would it end otherwise? Anarchy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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