That is the whole point. Germany and Russia could have knocked each other out. That would have allowed allies to take both of them. Instead allies did the abso

That is the whole point. Germany and Russia could have knocked each other out. That would have allowed allies to take both of them. Instead allies did the absolutely stupid thing and propped up Russia making it strong enough to take over half of Europe! Wow brilliant move there. Helping Russia was a major strategic blunder. It helped create the cold war.