What ' s the code for the coupon ? <| sep |> I believe that there are sources that the Western high command didn ' t actually believe that they could win a war against the Soviets as they stood in 1945 , but I would have to go looking for them . As I recall , there were contingency plans for the scenario Operation Unthinkable but it boiled down to making the Soviets bleed heavily for every mile they took , and the ultimate goal was just to secure the safety of the Western Allies . The Soviets had many , many more troops in the theater when the war ended than the Western Allies . I think it was like a 51 numerical advantage , and most of these were battle hardened units , with new tech coming into use by the day . While the Western Allies were definitely no slouches themselves , given the wartorn state of Germany , as well as their and the British ' and French relative proximity to the front , I don ' t really see how the West could win something like this per se . I ' m positive they could drag it out into a stalemate , however . Especially in the Lowlands , where they could set up a good indepth defense . France being magically rearmed and prepped for war again would probably lend a lot of men to the fight , but I doubt they could provide enough to make up for the huge numbers disparity . Plus , they would be inexperienced , so not of the same quality as the British or American units in Europe . They ' d give the Allies a good buffer and lessen the likelihood that the Soviets could totally overrun the West in the worst case scenario . Germany as a whole would probably be lost . The fate of the Scandinavian nations might also be at risk , although if it is then it would probably just be Denmark who gets the short end of the stick .