01-24-2006, 06:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-24-2006, 06:26 AM by Bharatvarsh.)
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->*German officers had often stated that if it weren't for their impossible losses on the Eastern front, they'd have won on the Western end (they considered the opposition from Britain and the US an impediment but not a threat). Yet, every English-language war movie makes it look like either the US won or the British. To be PC we might have to say it was a joint effort of all the Allieds. But I hate being PC, so factually it wasn't. Russia practically won the war single-handedly. Germany had already lost when it lost on the Russian front - as indicated by the reports that went back to nazi headquarters in Germany about the losses on the Eastern front. Nazi Germany became demoralised, they lost the war and but still had a battle on their hands in the west. They lost that too.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes, a very good observation, the biggest contribution to the war effort came from the Soviet Union, they alone lost more than half of WW2 casualties, infact the Red army lost more soldiers in attacking Berlin alone than the US did in its entire war effort, after WW2 due to the Cold War not enough credit has been given to Russia and it continues down to this day (e.g Hollywood movies where they show good old America saving the whole world for the umpteenth time).
Yes, a very good observation, the biggest contribution to the war effort came from the Soviet Union, they alone lost more than half of WW2 casualties, infact the Red army lost more soldiers in attacking Berlin alone than the US did in its entire war effort, after WW2 due to the Cold War not enough credit has been given to Russia and it continues down to this day (e.g Hollywood movies where they show good old America saving the whole world for the umpteenth time).