What was the biggest mistake made during WWII?

[The once and future king]

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The allies not invading and whiping Russia off the face of the map after the fall of Berlin like Patton wanted to.

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This a joke. The Germans Had 80%+ Plus of there combat power on the East front and after Kursk the Russians just rolled over it like a steamroller. Operation Bagration deystroyed army group centre in a month. In contrast the Western Allies had a hard time progressing against the side show of German forces deplyed in the West and were severly repulsed during the Ardennes offencive.

Add to this the superiority of Russian armour (T-34 >>>>>>>>>>>>&g t;>>>>>>Sherman) and infantry organsiation (SMG squad>>>>>>>>>>>& gt;>rifle squad) and the fact that America is a democracy and thus much more sensitive to casualties.

Yes the Russians were facing a man power shortage, but so were the western allies. If anything we are luky that even Stalin was exhausted by the blood shed and he didnt decide to roll over the western allies with his vast armour and artilery formations.