The Secret Soviet Plan to Crush NATO in 7 Days

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Getting Nuked: I sleep
Losing Password: R E A L S H I T

[OsmoZchannel]

Switzerland: *eating popcorn since 1815*

[billocoy]

Austria: pretends to be neutral
USSR: whatever, we are nuking Vienna anyway.

[bhangrafan]

And NATO had a not very secret plan to defeat it. It was based on Manstein's "elastic defence". This means beating a fighting retreat in front of the Soviets till they are exhausted, their supplies low and their supply lines over extended, then hitting them hard with a concentrated armoured counterattack across their lines of retreat.

[rickkcir]

WW3 : *Breaks out*
East Germany: Invade Poland
West Germany: Invades France
NATO and Warsaw Pact: Wtf are you guys doing?
East/West Germany: Sorry, force of habit.

[ballssnatcher]

Russia: has nukes

America: has nukes

Switzerland: has popcorn

[mrsnrub]

I'm fairly sure that Germany had US nukes on their territory. As if they wouldn't be sent flying after the Soviets launched theirs at Germany. Good to see that underestimating the West's response and hilariously optimistic war plans have always been part of Russian military doctrine

[vigilantsycamore]

2:55 Poland: "WHY IS IT ALWAYS US!?"

[alexross]

"Seven Days to the River Rhine" sounds like a great title to a movie.

[LorenzoEusebi]

So, you are saying that they being total delusional about their capabilities is not a recent thing?

[ralphgreenjr.]

With the 11 ACR, I spent a Christmas on the border at the "Fulda Gap". It would have been a target rich environment. That Warsaw Pact force was large, but same Soviet equipment. Our mission was a delaying action to allow allied forces, ground and air to ramp up to stop and defeat them in detail. We had NO plans to push east and invade Russia. LOVE Germany, my second home!

[sg]

5:16-5:18 The invasion of France scared Portugal so much they left NATO.

[MortyMortyMorty]

5:18 *Portugal got bored and left the Nato lmao.*

[notamastermind]

Russia still trying to execute this plan😂

[socranveritas]

Should do one about the abandoned Imperial Japanese invasion plans of Australia during WWII. It’s pretty interesting

[miguellopez-belmonterivero]

Ussr: gets to Spain
Portugal: imma head out

[HTPCYMC]

Their secret plan was to bring Stalin back from the dead as a cyborg.

[carterskindle]

It's funny that people thought Russia could take over the entirety of Europe in 2 weeks when in reality they can't get to the capital of Ukraine in 4 months.

[dirtyjack]

Hello from the future.

I didn't work.

[mattmills]

Soviets: *Nuke literally everywhere*

NATO: *Nukes them in response*

Soviets: *Surprised Pikachu face*