Brit force in the Soviet Union?

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Brit force in the Soviet Union?

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Post by Lord Gort » 07 Sep 2002, 00:24

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What would you think would happen to the cource of the war if Britian had been able to deploy a exepditonary force to the Soviet Union in 1941.

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Post by Victor » 07 Sep 2002, 00:32

Taking into consideration the fact that the Normandie-Niemen Regiment was very well thought off. I believe that this would have probably warmed up relations a bit.

Btw, weren't there some British airmen in 1941 in the SU. They delievered LL aircraft and remained to train Soviet pilots on the new airplanes, IIRC. Did they see any action?


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Post by Caldric » 07 Sep 2002, 00:53

Not many choices there. :)

I don't know about the political part but I think the Brits would have been pushed back just like the Red Army.

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Post by Andy H » 08 Sep 2002, 19:45

In all honesty, absolutley nothing would have changed bar for the fact that there would have been a waste of scarce British manpower and resources. The Russians would always demand more, and the fact that we provided convoys to the Artic ports and that 2 Squadrons of the RAF flew CAP missions in Hurricanes was appreciated, as several British serviceman and merchantmen were awarded for their bravery by the Russians.

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Post by atkif » 08 Sep 2002, 21:40

I don't think there would have been some kind of a quarrel.
Such a force would have been appreciated by Russia.
But what would have been the size of this force and its functions?
I don't think that the Russians needed any infantry or tank regimens from Britain.Another matter is the British air force with its Spitfires etc.
The experiensed British aces would have been a substential boost to the
acceleration of Victory on the Eastern front.

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Post by Andy H » 15 Sep 2002, 21:02

Apologies it was 4 Sqns of Hurricanes under 144 Wing

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