What if the Germans took Moscow in 1941?
At the end of 1941, the Soviet Union managed to stop the German offensive near Moscow, and later throw the enemy back and reach Berlin itself. But let's imagine that the Germans still took the capital of the USSR. What would end the Second World War then? Which way would the history of our country go?
Many asked these questions, offering their own options for the further development of events. Let's consider some of them.
The triumph of the Nazis
A number of researchers believe that if Moscow had not survived, then Hitler would have won this war and achieved his main goal - control of the world.
Such a scenario, for example, is described by Vladimir Shpakovsky in his book “If Hitler Took Moscow”. The probability of such a turn would be especially great if the Germans attacked the USSR not in June, but in May. In this case, they could be near Moscow in August, long before the first frosts.
After the capture of Moscow, Shpakovsky predicts the withdrawal of German troops to the oil-bearing regions of the USSR and the capture of Baku. At this time, Rommel smashes the British in the Middle East and also goes to the Caucasus. And Japan inflicts a crushing blow on the United States in the Pacific Ocean and declares war on the USSR.
The fate of the Soviet Union in the event of the victory of the Third Reich is described by many researchers in approximately the same way. They didn’t have to invent anything here, the Nazis planned everything in detail for a long time. This plan is today known as the “Directive No. 32”. It speaks of the transformations that Hitler planned to carry out in the occupied European part of the USSR.
Only this part of the country is mentioned in the plan, since Hitler was not going to move forward. Presumably he intended to reach only the line Arkhangelsk - Astrakhan.
It was planned to include these lands in Great Germany and partially populate ethnic Germans. Part of the local population was going to exterminate, and the rest left as a workforce.
Victory will be ours
Not all researchers paint the world after Hitler captured Moscow in black and brown. Many believe that the end result of World War II in the event of the fall of the capital of the USSR would be exactly the same as in reality.
It is known that Stalin had already planned the evacuation of senior management and the transfer of the capital to Kuibyshev. No one was going to declare surrender in the event of the capture of Moscow. Quite the contrary, it was planned to continue the resistance. The loss of the capital does not mean complete defeat. Our ancestors proved it during the Napoleonic invasion. And how Napoleon finished, we know.
British observer John Barber believes that the loss of the capital would force the Soviet authorities to conclude peace or armistice with the Germans.
But, knowing the nature of Stalin and the world militarypolitical situation, it can be assumed that no negotiations with the Nazis would have occurred. Military operations would continue, and the German offensive would sooner or later be stopped.
And then the same thing would happen, which we all know from history. I mean the counterattack on the whole front, the assault on Berlin and the Nuremberg trials.
Many asked these questions, offering their own options for the further development of events. Let's consider some of them.
The triumph of the Nazis
A number of researchers believe that if Moscow had not survived, then Hitler would have won this war and achieved his main goal - control of the world.
Such a scenario, for example, is described by Vladimir Shpakovsky in his book “If Hitler Took Moscow”. The probability of such a turn would be especially great if the Germans attacked the USSR not in June, but in May. In this case, they could be near Moscow in August, long before the first frosts.
After the capture of Moscow, Shpakovsky predicts the withdrawal of German troops to the oil-bearing regions of the USSR and the capture of Baku. At this time, Rommel smashes the British in the Middle East and also goes to the Caucasus. And Japan inflicts a crushing blow on the United States in the Pacific Ocean and declares war on the USSR.
The fate of the Soviet Union in the event of the victory of the Third Reich is described by many researchers in approximately the same way. They didn’t have to invent anything here, the Nazis planned everything in detail for a long time. This plan is today known as the “Directive No. 32”. It speaks of the transformations that Hitler planned to carry out in the occupied European part of the USSR.
Only this part of the country is mentioned in the plan, since Hitler was not going to move forward. Presumably he intended to reach only the line Arkhangelsk - Astrakhan.
It was planned to include these lands in Great Germany and partially populate ethnic Germans. Part of the local population was going to exterminate, and the rest left as a workforce.
Victory will be ours
Not all researchers paint the world after Hitler captured Moscow in black and brown. Many believe that the end result of World War II in the event of the fall of the capital of the USSR would be exactly the same as in reality.
It is known that Stalin had already planned the evacuation of senior management and the transfer of the capital to Kuibyshev. No one was going to declare surrender in the event of the capture of Moscow. Quite the contrary, it was planned to continue the resistance. The loss of the capital does not mean complete defeat. Our ancestors proved it during the Napoleonic invasion. And how Napoleon finished, we know.
British observer John Barber believes that the loss of the capital would force the Soviet authorities to conclude peace or armistice with the Germans.
But, knowing the nature of Stalin and the world militarypolitical situation, it can be assumed that no negotiations with the Nazis would have occurred. Military operations would continue, and the German offensive would sooner or later be stopped.
And then the same thing would happen, which we all know from history. I mean the counterattack on the whole front, the assault on Berlin and the Nuremberg trials.
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