Originally Posted by arado
If the Soviet fell in 1942 we would have met a deeply experienced six million man Wehrmacht with heavy Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine Support plus Panzer. at Normandy. NO chance... The Soviet destroyed those forces.. Read about Kursk. Gary.
With all do respect comrade Chekov,
If Britain fell in 1941 there would have been no way to launch D-day from there.
Had the Japanese not kept our forces engaged in the Pacific, the allies would have had twice the resourses availble for Europe.
Had the USA not been supplying arms, munitions, food and supplies to the Russians, they would have folded all the way to Siberia.
If, If, If,
No offense to the brave Soviets and the thousands who died stopping the Germans on the Steppes, in the Urals and at Stalingrad, but had the old sailor at #10 Downing not been so stubborn, it would have been a
feata complea' in Russia.
Kursk was a decisive battle that soaked up the German's resources and time. We also had Bastone which did the same thing.
Both had one thing in common, defenders willing to stand ground and say to the overwhelming forces they faced, "Nuts"
With the possible exception (Dubious) of being the first to use the A Bomb, no one event or nation stopped the Axis Powers by themselves. Any nation that says so is an arrogant, disrespectful braggard.
Or French.
I'm just sayin..............
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