Allied Versus Russian Aircraft During WWII

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Originally Posted by Rumcajs

BTW both sides the Russians as well as the western allies had plans to continue the war. Stalin refused with words "And who would feed them? (he meant the west Europe citizens)". The red army generals were pretty confident they could see the Atlantic ocean in weeks.

On the other hand it's true the war was lost to Stalin. Large part of Europe was left under his dictation. That's why WWII didn't end in 1945 but rather 50 years later.

Sadly it's all part of the human condition I think.

Yesterday's allies are tomorrow's enemies and all the photos of handshakes, smiles and pats on the back are, generally, just that.... photo opportunities and propaganda to keep the folks back home smiling.

I can't remember the source (I believe it was one of the MI5 directors) but I read an interview many years ago in which it was stated that, during the Cold War, our intelligence agencies spent more time scuppering the plans of American, French and West German spy networks in Great Britain than they did chasing Russian secret agents around.

In war, and politics, there are no friends.... only convenient deals.