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'''Operation Unthinkable''' was a plan drawn up by British Military leaders and presented to [[UK]] [[Prime Minister]] [[Winston Churchill]] on the 22 May 1945, three weeks after German [[Führer]] [[Adolf Hitler]] killed himself in a [[Berlin]] bunker fighting [[Red Army]] troops and barely two weeks after [[Nazi]] forces surrendered. It was a plan for a surprise attack on the [[Soviet Union]], a British and American ally in the war against [[Nazi Germany]]. | '''Operation Unthinkable''' was a plan drawn up by British Military leaders and presented to [[UK]] [[Prime Minister]] [[Winston Churchill]] on the 22 May 1945, three weeks after German [[Führer]] [[Adolf Hitler]] killed himself in a [[Berlin]] bunker fighting [[Red Army]] troops and barely two weeks after [[Nazi]] forces surrendered. It was a plan for a surprise attack on the [[Soviet Union]], a British and American ally in the war against [[Nazi Germany]]. | ||
| − | The overall stated | + | The overall stated political objective was to impose upon [[Russia]] the will of the [[United States]] and [[British Empire]]. The proposed date for the opening of hostilities was July 1, 1945. The plan stated that [[Great Britain]] and the United States would have full assistance from the [[Polish Armed Forces in the West]] and could count upon the use of [[German]] manpower and what remained of German [[industrial]] capacity. The plan stated that "a total war is necessary", and that the authors of the plan were "not competent to express an [[opinion]]" on "the chances of [[revolution]] in the [[USSR]] and the [[political]] collapse of the present regime". |
[[Category:World War II]][[Category:Cold War]] | [[Category:World War II]][[Category:Cold War]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:31, May 1, 2026
Operation Unthinkable was a plan drawn up by British Military leaders and presented to UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the 22 May 1945, three weeks after German Führer Adolf Hitler killed himself in a Berlin bunker fighting Red Army troops and barely two weeks after Nazi forces surrendered. It was a plan for a surprise attack on the Soviet Union, a British and American ally in the war against Nazi Germany.
The overall stated political objective was to impose upon Russia the will of the United States and British Empire. The proposed date for the opening of hostilities was July 1, 1945. The plan stated that Great Britain and the United States would have full assistance from the Polish Armed Forces in the West and could count upon the use of German manpower and what remained of German industrial capacity. The plan stated that "a total war is necessary", and that the authors of the plan were "not competent to express an opinion" on "the chances of revolution in the USSR and the political collapse of the present regime".