Could a 1939 Europe defeat a 1944 United States?

So, minus the US, your question comes down to "could Britain and the Soviet Union have prevailed over the Germans in WWII?" A better way, I think, to ask the question, then, is "Could Germany have been defeated in WWII without the Americans? read more

World War II could easily have been won without the United States, at least in Europe; American involvement simply guaranteed a democratic west, and that Britain would not be the only free nation in a Communist-dominated Europe. read more

By September 1944 three Allied Army Groups were in line against German formations in the west. There was optimism that the war in Europe might be over by the end of 1944. An attempt was made to force the situation with Operation Market Garden (September 17, 1944 – September 25, 1944). read more