> actually their rocket science was far ahead of the amateur German efforts That's not really what happened. At the end of the war, Germany had the absolute le

> actually their rocket science was far ahead of the amateur German efforts That's not really what happened. At the end of the war, Germany had the absolute lead in the rocket development, except maybe the rocket artillery. Ever heard of V-2 rocket? It was the most advanced thing at the time. It's true though that USSR didn't use the German talent as much as Americans did, immediately after the war, but I think it's mostly due to the security concerns and ideological reasons. Why have Germans building rockets when you can use brilliant Korolev instead.