Fellow history buff here! Love the timeline and the historical facts, too! Thanks for sharing! I do have one note about the 1945 'terrible winter' campaign. I think Peggy was referring to Bastogne, not Stalingrad. She mentions that her husband was among those that Steve saved and we know that 1945 was a bitch of a winter in Europe, period. We also know in the real world timeline, Patton rolled in and took credit for saving people on Christmas. (Continued on next ask, sorry)
In Agent Carter, we’re led to believe that Peggy ends up with Sousa. We know Sousa was in the 101st and was one of the Battered Bastards of Bastogne (and likely lost his leg there.) So, siege + saving Peggy’s future husband + the number of men saved = Bastogne being the most likely candidate. Granted, that screws with actual history (since Patton came in on Christmas to kick ass, not that the 101st -ever- agreed they needed saving, LOL) but it wouldn’t be the first time Marvel’s done that. :)
It wouldn’t be the first time Marvel’s done a lot of things lol I love meeting fellow history lovers! Honestly the Commandos being at Bastogne would make a hell of a lot more sense than anywhere in Soviet territory, and since the Siege of Bastogne was broken in January of ‘45, saying it was the winter of ‘45 would work.
But the ‘difficult winter’ thing from Peggy comes from that interview I linked (here), where they specifically say ‘outside Volgograd’ and that they were in Russia. Which not only makes no historical or military sense for the SSR to have been involved, but also means that the Siege of Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge is the one series of battles the MCU canon makes 100% clear that Steve and his team could not have been involved with. Giving the 101st their due, anyway.
