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Originally Posted by crockett
Despite what Russians love to claim about how they defeated the Nazis by themselves and the current bash America trend from much of Europe, the US did in fact play vital rolls in winning WW2.
First of all we sent the Russians countless tanks, aircraft & trucks as well as weapons to support their war effort.
Second Russia was finished, it wasn't some great heroism that saved the day. The only reason Russia didn't fall in the end, was because both US & Brits pressuring the Germans in Africa.
When both US & British troops started turning the tide in Africa, Hitler sent much of the Luftwaffe there that was being used in Russia. Up until that point the Germans controlled the skies over Russia and were bombing the Russians into submission. When Hitler pulled most of the Luftwaffe out of Russia to go fight in Africa, it gave the Russians breathing room that let them fight back.
Hitler needed the oil from Africa and that's why British & US forces pressured him there which directly affected the fight in Europe including and greatly helping Russia.
The US played a major role in winning WWII and everyone knew it then, but seems many in their love to hate the USA of today, seem to love to forget the support we gave them then..
I wont even mention the US involvement in the Pacific.. can anyone even come up with a half ass argument that it wasn't the US whom was the key factor in winning that theater as well?
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Not only is all of the above true, but an important other fact to note, is that ALL of the ground / countries that the Russians took back from the Germans was then KEPT by the Russians and held behind the iron curtain. They used the invasion of Russia as an excuse to expand their empire over people who weren't even attacking them.... whereas the US left Europe to govern itself after the war, AND paid to help rebuild it.
I hold the US government to blame for a hell of a lot of terrible things, but it isn't ALL bad, and all of the above is the truth.
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