Comments by "Fredinno" (@innosam123) on "The REAL Reason Germany Kept Fighting" video.

@balazslengyel6950 Well, we also know the Soviets did ethnic replacement of the Poles and Germans after (and during) the war, and the Germans were well aware of previous Soviet genocides (as well as ‘being sent to the east’), so even if the POW death rate is exaggerated, it’s still reasonable for the Germans to have been terrified of the Soviets.
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@natekaufman1982 The alternative “Plan C” for Japan was to simply blockade and starve out Japan (which was already starving.) Japan’s Navy was kaput at this point, so it’s feasible for the US to fight the Soviets on land and Japan with a much smaller land force, using the Navy and Air Force to force them to surrender. Japan blockaded can’t support any of their conquered territories.
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